Les Eyre Explained

Les Eyre
Fullname:Ernest Leslie Eyre
Birth Date:7 January 1922
Birth Place:Ilkeston, England
Death Place:Norwich, England
Position:Inside forward
Youthclubs1:Cardiff City
Years1:1946–1951
Clubs1:Norwich City
Caps1:185
Goals1:58
Years2:1951–1953
Clubs2:Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
Caps2:38
Goals2:10
Clubs3:Chelmsford City
Clubs4:Bilsthorpe Colliery

Les Eyre (7 January 1922 – 19 November 1991) was a footballer who was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England and played for Norwich City.[1]

Career

Eyre played 201 times in all competitions for Norwich City, scoring 69 goals, between 1946 and 1951.[2] His exploits as one of Norwich's all-time leading scorers (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records) won him a place as one of the fan nominees in the inaugural Norwich City Hall of Fame. In 1951, after leaving Norwich, Eyre joined Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, scoring 10 goals in 38 league games.[3] Following this spell, Eyre dropped into non-league, playing for Chelmsford City and Bilsthorpe Colliery.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary . 2007-11-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071021111912/http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/GoalKings.asp . 21 October 2007 . Retrieved 8 November 2007
  2. http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/HallofFame.asp EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary
  3. Web site: Les Eyre. Neil Brown. 7 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Norwich City top 100 appearances: Les Eyre (69). Eastern Daily Press. 26 May 2017. 7 January 2019.