- Les Henley
Infobox Football biography
playername = Les Henley
fullname = Leslie Donald Henley
dateofbirth =September 26 ,1922
cityofbirth =Lambeth ,London
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = 1996
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position =Wing half
years = 1940-1946
1944-1945
1946-1953
clubs = Arsenal
→ West Ham United (guest)
Reading
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
000 0(0)
181 (29)
manageryears =
1955-1971
managerclubs = Bohemians
WimbledonLeslie Donald "Les" Henley (
September 26 ,1922 – 1996) was an English former footballer and manager.Career
Playing
Born in
Lambeth ,London , Henley started his career with Arsenal in September 1940.cite book
last = Hugman
first = Barry J.
title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005
publisher = Queen Anne Press
year = 2005
pages = p282
isbn = 1852916656 ] He played 92 wartime matches for the club, scoring 15 goals - his only competitive mgame for the senior side being an FA Cup match against West Ham United in 1946. [cite book
author=Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.)
title=Arsenal Who's Who
publisher=Independent UK Sports
year=1995
id=ISBN 1-899429-03-4 ] During this time he also guested for West Ham United in 1944-45. [cite web | url=http://www.lalamy.demon.co.uk/whulist.htm | title=West Ham Player List ] In December 1946 he joined Reading, and there he made 181 appearances and scored 29 goals in the league.Managerial
He managed Bohemians after leaving Reading.cite news
title = READING : 1946/47 - 2006/07
url = http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/reading/reading.htm
publisher = Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
accessdate = 2007-11-01] He managed from Wimbledon 1955 until 1971.cite news
title = Les Henley's managerial career
url = http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=905
publisher = Soccerbase
accessdate = 2007-11-01]Notes
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