Terence Ledgerton (7 October 1930 – December 2004) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford and Millwall as an outside left.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Ledgerton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | December 2004 (aged 74)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Colchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Dominic's | |||
| Huyton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1954 | Brentford | 40 | (8) |
| 1954–1955 | Millwall | 6 | (0) |
| 1955–196? | Clacton Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Brentford edit
Ledgerton began his career as a youth in his native Liverpool with spells at St. Dominic's and Huyton.[2] He also represented a Liverpool FA Youth XI. Ledgerton moved on to join the youth team at Second Division club Brentford as an amateur in 1949.[2] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with West London rivals Queens Park Rangers on 9 February 1952.[3] He established himself as a first team regular during the 1952–53 season and made 31 appearances.[3] Ledgerton's appearances tailed off during the 1953–54 season and he departed the club in May 1954.[4]
Millwall edit
Ledgerton joined Third Division South club Millwall in May 1954, in an exchange deal for George Stobbart.[4][1] He made just 6 appearances for the club, scoring twice, before departing at the end of the 1954–55 season.[5][6]
Clacton Town edit
Ledgerton dropped into non-League football and joined Eastern Counties League club Clacton Town during the 1955 off-season.[6] He bagged 30 goals during the 1955–56 season to set a new goalscoring record at the club and beat his own record by scoring 31 goals in the 1956–57 season, winning the East Anglian Cup.[6] Ledgerton was an integral part of the best years in the club's existence, firing in the goals which led the club to be accepted into the Southern League South-East Division, its highest ever placing in the league pyramid.[6] After suffering relegation at the 1958–59 season, the club won the 1959–60 Southern League First Division title.[6] Ledgerton played for Clacton into the 1960s.[6]
Personal life edit
Ledgerton's grandson, Matt Waters, also became a footballer and is F.C. Clacton's all-time leading goalscorer.[6]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1951–52[3] | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1952–53[3] | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 8 | ||
| 1953–54[3] | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 40 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 9 | ||
| Millwall | 1954–55[5] | Third Division South | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Career total | 46 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 11 | ||
Honours edit
Clacton Town
- East Anglian Cup: 1956–57[6]
- Southern Football League First Division: 1959–60[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Terry Ledgerton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ a b "September 1952". Bluecorrespondent.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 380–384. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 96. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b "Season%2054–55". millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Hall of Fame entry #5 – Terry Ledgerton – Hall of Fame". FC Clacton. Retrieved 28 July 2014.