Mick Leach

Michael Leach (16 January 1947 – 11 January 1992) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s and 1970s.

Mick Leach

Personal information
Full name	Michael John Christopher Leach
Date of birth	(1947-01-16)16 January 1947
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Date of death	11 January 1992(1992-01-11) (aged 44)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1978	Queens Park Rangers	313	(61)
1978	Detroit Express	23	(3)
1978–1979	Cambridge United	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made over 300 Football League appearances for QPR.^[1] His first league appearance for them was in 1964–65, and his final league game with QPR was in 1977–78.^[2] His final appearance was in a 3rd round F.A. Cup tie versus Wealdstone on 7 January 1978 played at Loftus Road.

In 1978, he moved to the USA to play in the North American Soccer League with the Detroit Express, making 23 appearances for them.^[3]

He died from cancer in 1992.

References

1. "Mick Leach". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
2. "Mick Leach: Queens Park Rangers FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
3. "Mick Leach". North American Soccer League Players. nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.