Cyril Lea

Cyril Lea

Personal information
Full name	Cyril Lea
Date of birth	5 August 1934 (1934-08-05) (age 77)
Place of birth	Wrexham, Wales
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
?	Bradley Rangers F.C.	?
1957–1964	Leyton Orient	205	(0)
1964–1968	Ipswich Town	107	(2)
National team
1965	Wales	2	(0)
Teams managed
1968–1969	Ipswich Town (caretaker)
1983–1986	Colchester United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Cyril Lea (born 5 August 1934) is a Welsh former footballer. He was born in Wrexham, and was capped on two occasions by Wales.^[1]

He played for Leyton Orient and Ipswich Town,^[1] and was responsible for team selection at Portman Road for two months between the departure of Bill McGarry and the arrival of Bobby Robson.^[2]

Lea later became manager of Colchester United, and was in charge at Layer Road between February 1983 and April 1986.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
2. ^ Hayes, Dean. The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. p. 172. ISBN 1859835155. 
3. ^ Managerial stats at soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Lea, Cyril
Alternative names
Short description	Welsh footballer
Date of birth	5 August 1934
Place of birth	Wrexham, Wales
Date of death
Place of death