Len Carney | |
Fullname: | Leonard Francis Carney |
Birth Date: | 30 May 1915 |
Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
Position: | Inside forward |
Clubs1: | Liverpool University |
Clubs2: | Northern Nomads |
Clubs3: | Marine |
Clubs4: | Collegiate Old Boys |
Years5: | 1939–1946 |
Clubs5: | Liverpool (wartime) |
Caps5: | 33 |
Goals5: | 15 |
Years6: | 1946–1948 |
Clubs6: | Liverpool |
Caps6: | 6 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Totalcaps: | 39 |
Totalgoals: | 16 |
Leonard Francis Carney (30 May 1915 – March 1996) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Born in Liverpool, Carney played amateur football for Liverpool University, Northern Nomads, Marine and Collegiate Old Boys, before signing for Liverpool in 1939. After making 33 wartime appearances, Carney made his debut in the Football League on 31 August 1946, the opening day of the 1946–47 season. He made a further five league appearances for Liverpool before leaving the club in 1948.[1]
Carney served in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for service in Italy.