Len Hyde Explained

Len Hyde
Fullname:Leonard Joseph Hyde
Birth Date:1876 5, df=y
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:1889
Youthclubs1:Summersfield Eclipse
Youthyears2:1894
Youthclubs2:Harborne
Youthyears3:1896
Youthclubs3:Kidderminster Harriers
Years1:189?–1899
Years2:1899–1902
Caps2:17
Goals2:5
Years3:1902−1903
Years4:1903–1904
Caps4:29
Goals4:4
Years5:1904–1905
Caps5:32
Goals5:1
Years6:1905–19??

Leonard Joseph Hyde (6 May 1876 − 30 December 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as a Winger[1] (or midfielder) for a number of clubs around the turn of the 1900s.

Born in Birmingham, Hyde played for a few youth clubs including Kidderminster Harriers before he signed to Wellingborough Town until he moved to Tottenham Hotspur in May 1899. Hyde's debut for Tottenham was a Southern District Combinations league match against Reading in October 1899. He played for Spurs from 1899 to 1902 in the Southern and District Combination League, the Southern League and the Western League. In his last season at the club he captained the reserve team.

He then returned to Wellingborough and in the 1903−04 season he was at Brighton & Hove Albion.

For the 1904−05 season he moved to Doncaster Rovers who had just been elected to the Football League. He scored once, against Leicester Fosse, in a total of 33 League and FA Cup matches. Following Doncaster's unsuccessful application for re-election to League 2 for 1905−06, he again returned to Wellingborough Town.

Hyde died in Birmingham in 1932 at the age of 56.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

1899–1900

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lamming. Douglas. A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. 1985. Hutton. Beverley. 0-907033-34-2. 42.