Leslie Balcombe

Leslie Balcombe (1914 – 19 December 1938) was an English footballer of the 1930s. Born in Lambeth, he joined Gillingham from Tunbridge Wells Rangers in 1934 and went on to make 14 appearances for the club in The Football League, scoring one goal. He left to join Ashford Town (Kent) in 1937.^[1][2]

Balcombe joined the Royal Engineers and rose to the rank of Lance Sergeant. He died in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone after an accident in Chatham, Kent, where his motorcycle collided with a pedestrian. An inquest blamed the accident on poor lighting.^[3]

References

1. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
2. Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 118. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
3. "R.E. Sergeant's Road Death – Poor Street Lighting Ascribed as Cause of Fatal Collision". Chatham News. 13 January 1939. Retrieved 24 November 2019. The deceased, who was a well-known Gillingham, Ashford, and Folkestone footballer, died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone, on Monday, December 19th

External links

• Leslie Balcombe at Find a Grave