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]
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]