- Les Devonshire
Football player infobox
playername = Les Devonshire
fullname = Leslie Ernest Devonshire
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1926|6|13
cityofbirth =Acton, London
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Retired
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position = Winger
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years = c.1945–1948
1948–c.1949
c.1949–1950
1950–1951
1951–1955
1955–1956
1956–1960
clubs = Queens Park Rangers
Brentford
Wealdstone
Chester
Crystal Palace
Margate
Canterbury City
caps(goals) = 0 000 (0)
0 000 (0)
44 0 0 (4)
83 0 0 (12)
23 0 0 (12)
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ntupdate =Les Devonshire (born
13 June 1926 ,Acton, London ) is a former English professional footballer who made more than 100 appearances inThe Football League for Chester and Crystal Palace. His son,Alan Devonshire , was capped by England [cite web|url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/lesdevonshire.htm| title= Les Devonshire| publisher = Margate FC History | accessdate=2008-02-23] .Playing career
Devonshire played as winger and began his career with Queens Park Rangers and then Brentford without making league appearances for either [cite web|url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/lesdevonshire.htm| title= Les Devonshire| publisher = Margate FC History | accessdate=2008-02-23] . After a spell with non-league Wealdstone, Devonshire joined
Football League Third Division North side Chester in time for the 1950–51 season. Devonshire missed just first-team games during the campaign for Chester, marking his home debut with a goal in a 3–1 win over Oldham Athletic on23 August 1950 [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= stats section|publisher=Yore Publications|id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] .He then returned south and joined Crystal Palace, where he spent four years involved in the first-team [cite web|url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/lesdevonshire.htm| title= Les Devonshire| publisher = Margate FC History | accessdate=2008-02-23] . This was followed by a spell playing for non-league sides Margate and Canterbury City until 1960 [cite web|url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/lesdevonshire.htm| title= Les Devonshire| publisher = Margate FC History | accessdate=2008-02-23] .
Devonshire has lived in
Middlesex in recent years and has 11 grandchildren [cite web|url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/lesdevonshire.htm| title= Les Devonshire| publisher = Margate FC History | accessdate=2008-02-23] .External links
* [http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/lesdevonshire.htm Margate FC History profile]
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