Les Eyre
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Leslie Eyre[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 7, 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilkeston, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 1991 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Norwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1951 | Norwich City | 185 | (58) |
| 1951–1953 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 38 | (10) |
| Chelmsford City | |||
| Bilsthorpe Colliery | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Les Eyre (7 January 1922 – 19 November 1991) was a footballer who was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England and played for Norwich City.[2]
Career
[edit]Eyre played 201 times in all competitions for Norwich City, scoring 69 goals, between 1946 and 1951.[3] His exploits as one of Norwich's all-time leading scorers (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records) won him a place as one of the fan nominees in the inaugural Norwich City Hall of Fame. In 1951, after leaving Norwich, Eyre joined Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, scoring 10 goals in 38 league games.[4] Following this spell, Eyre dropped into non-league, playing for Chelmsford City and Bilsthorpe Colliery.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Les Eyre". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary". Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007
- ^ EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Les Eyre". Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Norwich City top 100 appearances: Les Eyre (69)". Eastern Daily Press. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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