Les Speed Explained

Les Speed
Fullname:Leslie Speed
Birth Date:3 October 1923[1]
Birth Place:Caergwrle, Wales
Death Place:Wrexham, Wales
Position:Full-back
Years2:1945–1955
Clubs2:Wrexham
Caps2:211
Goals2:0
Clubs3:Stafford Rangers
Clubs4:Holywell Town

Leslie Speed (3 October 1923 – 5 June 2012) was a Welsh professional footballer. He made over 200 appearances in the Football League with Wrexham.

Career

Speed guested for Chelsea and Portsmouth during the Second World War.[2]

After the war he signed for Wrexham, where he spent 10 years and made over 200 appearances for the club.

After leaving Wrexham, he went on appear for Stafford Rangers and Holywell Town as player-manager.

Death

Speed died on 5 June 2012 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Les Speed . Neil Brown . 30 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Tributes to former Wrexham favourite Les Speed . Andrew Boyd . 30 June 2018.