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Les Eyre (7 January 1922 – 19 November 1991) was a footballer who was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England and played for Norwich City.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest Leslie Eyre[1] | ||
Date of birth | January 7, 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Ilkeston, England | ||
Date of death | 19 November 1991 69) | (aged||
Place of death | Norwich, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Cardiff City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1951 | Norwich City | 185 | (58) |
1951–1953 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 38 | (10) |
Chelmsford City | |||
Bilsthorpe Colliery | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eyre played 201 times in all competitions for Norwich City, scoring 69 goals, between 1946 and 1951.[3] His exploits as one of Norwich's all-time leading scorers (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records) won him a place as one of the fan nominees in the inaugural Norwich City Hall of Fame. In 1951, after leaving Norwich, Eyre joined Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, scoring 10 goals in 38 league games.[4] Following this spell, Eyre dropped into non-league, playing for Chelmsford City and Bilsthorpe Colliery.[5]
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