Leslie Dennis Major (25 January 1926 – 2001) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Dennis Major | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Yeovil, England | ||
| Date of death | 2001 (aged 74 or 75) | ||
| Place of death | Derby, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1949 | Leicester City | 26 | (0) |
| 1949–1956 | Plymouth Argyle | 75 | (0) |
| Total | 101 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played schoolboy football in Loughborough for Brush Sports, where he was spotted by representatives of Leicester City.[1] He spent two years with the club, making 26 league appearances,[2] before joining Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer as back-up to Welsh international Bill Shortt. He made 23 appearances in his first four seasons with the club, including two in their 1951–52 Third Division South championship winning season.[1] Shortt retired from League football in 1956,[3] and it seemed likely that Major would become the club's first-choice goalkeeper but he was forced to retire from the game that year through injury.[1] He made 78 appearances in all competitions during a seven-year stint with Argyle. He died in Derby in 2001.[4]
Honours edit
- Plymouth Argyle
References edit
- ^ a b c "Les Major profile". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Les Major profile". Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Bill Shortt profile". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Births, marriages and deaths". Find My Past. Retrieved 15 September 2010.