Les Medley

Les Medley
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Dennis Medley
Date of birth	3 September 1920
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England
Date of death	22 February 2001 (aged 80)
Place of death	London, Ontario, Canada
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1939–1953	Tottenham Hotspur
1953–1957	Toronto Ulster United
1958–1961	Randfontein
Total
International career
1950–1951	England
1951	Rest of the UK
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Dennis Medley (3 September 1920 – 22 February 2001) was an English footballer who played as a left winger.

Born in Edmonton, London, aged 11 he gained a scholarship place at the Latymer School in Edmonton.^[2] He played for the school team and was selected for the schoolboys' England eleven. Medley joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1939 and appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II.^[3] Medley was a key man in the Tottenham Hotspur's famous 'push and run' side that won the First Division championship in 1950-51 having won the Second Division the season before, when Les was top scorer. He also won six England caps.^[4] He left London in 1953 and joined the Canadian champions Toronto Ulster United in the National Soccer League, joining Len Garwood his former Tottenham teammate.^[5]

References

^ England Player Honours - International Representative Teams englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
^ "Obituary: Les Medley". The Guardian. 23 March 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023.
^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
^ England's Players - Mabbutt to Murphy englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
^ Jose, Colin (1998). Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. Vaughan, Ontario: The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 164. ISBN 0-9683800-0-X.

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[1] England Player Honours - International Representative Teams englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010

[2] "Obituary: Les Medley". The Guardian. 23 March 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023.

[3] Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.

[4] England's Players - Mabbutt to Murphy englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010

[5] Jose, Colin (1998). Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. Vaughan, Ontario: The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 164. ISBN 0-9683800-0-X.

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