Len Duns Explained

Len Duns
Fullname:Leonard Duns
Birth Date:28 September 1916
Birth Place:Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Death Place:Ponteland, Northumberland, England
Position:Right winger
Youthclubs1:Newcastle West End
Years1:1935–1952
Clubs1:Sunderland
Caps1:215
Goals1:45

Leonard Duns (28 September 1916 – 29 April 1989)[1] [2] was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as outside right. He was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.

Club career

Duns made his debut for Sunderland on 2 November 1935 in a 2–2 tie against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.[3] In the first five games in the 1937 Cup run, Duns scored at least once, and by the age of 21 he had won both the FA cup and the league championship.[4] He also won the 1936 FA Charity Shield.[5] In his career at Sunderland, he made 248 appearances and scored 54 goals.

Notes and References

  1. Book: All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC . Sunderland AFC. Dykes, Garth . Lamming, Doug. 2000. 1-899538-15-1. 123.
  2. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article498172.ece Article mentioning Len Duns' "widow"
  3. Web site: Len Duns. The Stat Cat. 2008-08-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060831031447/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG298.asp. 31 August 2006. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: SAFC TOP 100. ALS publications. 2008-08-01.
  5. News: 1936/37 F.A. Charity Shield . footballsite.co.uk. 29 November 2021.