Carl Leaburn

Football player infobox
playername = Carl Leaburn


fullname = Carl Winston Leaburn
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|3|30
cityofbirth = Lewisham
countryofbirth = England
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position = Striker
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years = 1987–1998
1990
1998–2001
2001–2002
2002–2005
clubs = Charlton Athletic
→ Northampton Town (loan)
Wimbledon
Queens Park Rangers
Grays Athletic
Total
caps(goals) = 344 (53)
009 0(0)
058 0(4)
001 0(0)
062 0(9)
474 (66)
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Carl Winston Leaburn (born March 30, 1969) is a former English football player who generally played as a striker.

Born in nearby Lewisham, Leaburn progressed through the youth set-up at fc|Charlton Athletic and made his debut in the late 1980s. He also played in the England Under 20's team under Graham Taylor. A regular in Charlton's team for over a decade, he developed the reputation of a striker who rarely scored. One rare highlight was scoring a goal against fc|Manchester United at Old Trafford in the FA Cup in 1994. Despite his poor goalscoring record, Leaburn became a cult figure with many fans with one popular chant being the repetition of his surname.

In 1998 Leaburn moved to Premier League side fc|Wimbledon for a £300,000 fee. Despite scoring on his debut, the goals soon dried up and he ended up with a record of nearly 60 league games with only four goals. The Dons were also relegated during his tenure in 2000 and the following year Leaburn moved to fc|Queens Park Rangers where he played only one game before being released. He then dropped into non-league football with fc|Grays Athletic where he scored nine times between December 2002 and May 2005 when he ended his career.

After retiring, Leaburn completed a study for a BTEC Radio Broadcasting course. He worked for BBC London as a match summariser and interviewer. He now works for Premier League productions as a match analyst. Leaburn also worked with Redstone.fm, a community radio station for Redhill, Reigate and Banstead.

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=4443 Soccerbase profile]