Born in Edmonton, London, aged 11 he gained a scholarship place at the Latymer School in Edmonton.[2] He played for the school team and was selected for the schoolboys' England eleven. Medley joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1939 and appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II.[3] Medley was a key man in the Tottenham Hotspur's famous 'push and run' side that won the First Division championship in 1950-51 having won the Second Division the season before, when Les was top scorer. He also won six England caps.[4] He left London in 1953 and joined the Canadian champions Toronto Ulster United in the National Soccer League, joining Len Garwood his former Tottenham teammate.[5]
References
^England Player Honours - International Representative Teams englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
^"Obituary: Les Medley". The Guardian. 23 March 2001. from the original on 13 July 2023.
^Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN1-899429-01-8.
^England's Players - Mabbutt to Murphy englandfootballonline.com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010
^Jose, Colin (1998). Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. Vaughan, Ontario: The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 164. ISBN0-9683800-0-X.
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medley, leslie, dennis, medley, september, 1920, february, 2001, english, footballer, played, left, winger, personal, informationfull, nameleslie, dennis, medleydate, birth, 1920, september, 1920place, birthedmonton, london, englanddate, death22, february, 200. Leslie Dennis Medley 3 September 1920 22 February 2001 was an English footballer who played as a left winger Les MedleyPersonal informationFull nameLeslie Dennis MedleyDate of birth 1920 09 03 3 September 1920Place of birthEdmonton London EnglandDate of death22 February 2001 2001 02 22 aged 80 Place of deathLondon Ontario CanadaPosition s Left wingerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1939 1953Tottenham Hotspur164 46 1953 1957Toronto Ulster United1958 1961RandfonteinTotal164 46 International career1950 1951England6 1 1951Rest of the UK 1 1 1 Club domestic league appearances and goalsBorn in Edmonton London aged 11 he gained a scholarship place at the Latymer School in Edmonton 2 He played for the school team and was selected for the schoolboys England eleven Medley joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1939 and appeared as a guest player for West Ham United in World War II 3 Medley was a key man in the Tottenham Hotspur s famous push and run side that won the First Division championship in 1950 51 having won the Second Division the season before when Les was top scorer He also won six England caps 4 He left London in 1953 and joined the Canadian champions Toronto Ulster United in the National Soccer League joining Len Garwood his former Tottenham teammate 5 References Edit England Player Honours International Representative Teams englandfootballonline com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010 Obituary Les Medley The Guardian 23 March 2001 Archived from the original on 13 July 2023 Hogg Tony 1995 West Ham Who s Who London Independent UK Sports publications p 223 ISBN 1 899429 01 8 England s Players Mabbutt to Murphy englandfootballonline com Retrieved 27 Jun 2010 Jose Colin 1998 Keeping Score Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer Vaughan Ontario The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum p 164 ISBN 0 9683800 0 X This biographical article related to association football in England about a forward born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Les Medley amp oldid 1167595675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
