Keith Leonard

Keith Leonard

Infobox Football biography
playername = Keith Leonard


fullname = Keith Andrew Leonard
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1950|11|10|df=y
cityofbirth = Birmingham
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Kidderminster Harriers
Darlaston
Highgate United
years = 1972–1976
1973–1974
clubs = Aston Villa
→ Port Vale (loan)
caps(goals) = 38 (11)
13 0(1)
manageryears = 1986
managerclubs = Birmingham City (caretaker)

Keith Andrew Leonard (born 10 November 1950) is an English former professional association footballer who played for Aston Villa as a striker.

Born in Birmingham, Leonard joined Aston Villa in 1972, and made a few appearances before breaking his right leg in two places in a road accident. After recovering from his injuries he spent a few months on loan to Port Vale to regain fitness. On his return to Aston Villa, he played alongside Brian Little in their Second Division promotion campaign and League Cup victory in 1975, but a knee injury forced his retirement in 1976 and prompted manager Ron Saunders to sign Andy Gray from Dundee United as his replacement. [cite web
url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/OnThisDay/0,,10265~924081,00.html |title=On This Day: November 10 |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |accessdate=2007-11-27]

He took up coaching under Saunders at Aston Villa, and led the youth team to victory in the FA Youth Cup in 1980. When Saunders joined Birmingham City in 1982, he appointed Leonard as first-team coach. [cite news
title=Roeber returns to Germany |work=The Times |format=Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 |date=1982-07-09 |page=20 |accessdate=2007-11-27] After Saunders' resignation in 1986 Leonard acted as Birmingham's caretaker manager for one game before being dismissed. [cite news
url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F90AA4DA61DD9B9&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 |title=Bond favourite for Birmingham job |work=The Times |date=1986-01-23 |accessdate=2007-11-27] He went on to coach at West Bromwich Albion before leaving football to work at the Solihull Land Rover plant. [cite news
url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article495213.ece |title=Caught in Time: Aston Villa win the League Cup, 1975 |author=Struthers, Greg |work=The Sunday Times |date=2004-10-17 |accessdate=2007-11-27]

Honours

* as Aston Villa player
** Second Division runners up 1975.
** League Cup winners 1975.
* as Aston Villa youth team coach
** FA Youth Cup 1980.

References

*cite web
url=http://web.telia.com/~u27301997/789.html |title=Leonard, Keith Andrew |publisher=Aston Villa Players Database |accessdate=2007-11-27
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/villa/villa.htm Aston Villa] at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.

Notes

Persondata
NAME = Leonard, Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Leonard, Keith Andrew
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer and coach
DATE OF BIRTH = 1950-11-10
PLACE OF BIRTH = Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =


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