Les Blizzard | |
Fullname: | Leslie William Benjamin Blizzard |
Birth Date: | 13 March 1923 |
Birth Place: | Acton, London, England |
Death Place: | Northampton, England |
Position: | Wing half |
Youthclubs1: | Mosborough Trinity |
Years1: | 1946–1947 |
Clubs1: | Queens Park Rangers |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1947–1948 |
Clubs2: | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1948–1950 |
Clubs3: | Yeovil Town |
Years4: | 1950–1957 |
Clubs4: | Leyton Orient |
Caps4: | 222 |
Goals4: | 12 |
Clubs5: | Headington United |
Clubs6: | Canterbury City |
Clubs7: | Whitstable Town |
Leslie William Benjamin Blizzard (13 March 1923 – December 1996) was an English footballer with Queens Park Rangers, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Yeovil Town and Leyton Orient.
He signed for Queens Park Rangers in 1944 and played war time football alongside Alec Stock. He made his league debut in the 1–0 win against Norwich City in March 1947. He played right half and went on to play only four league games for Rangers before transferring to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1947. He broke his leg on debut, and joined Yeovil Town in May 1948. He featured in Yeovil's 1948–49 FA Cup run, including the 2–1 defeat of First Division side Sunderland. He later signed for Leyton Orient where he played over 220 games.
After leaving Orient, he played non-league football for Headington United, Canterbury City and Whitstable Town.[1]
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