Len Millard

Len Millard
Personal information
Full name	Leonard Millard
Date of birth	7 March 1919
Place of birth	Coseley, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	15 March 1997 (aged 78)
Place of death	Coseley, Dudley, England
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1958	West Bromwich Albion
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonard Millard (7 March 1919 – 15 March 1997) was an English footballer who played the majority of his career at left back.

Biography

Millard was born in Coseley, Staffordshire and joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in May 1937. He turned professional in September 1942, having already made his debut during the previous month against Northampton Town in the Football League South. He later became club captain, leading the club to a 3–2 victory over Preston North End in the 1954 FA Cup final at Wembley. He made a total of 476 appearances for Albion. In 1989, he had a leg amputated and he died in Coseley in 1997.

Honours

West Bromwich Albion

FA Cup: 1953–54^[1]

References

^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.

Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 154. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.

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[1] Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.

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