Len Reilly

Len Reilly

Personal information
Full name	Leonard Harold Reilly[1]
Date of birth	(1917-01-31)31 January 1917
Place of birth	Rotherhithe, England
Date of death	26 June 1998(1998-06-26) (aged 81)
Place of death	Queensland, Australia
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1936	Diss Town
1936–1946	Norwich City	30	(0)
1945	→ Swindon Town (guest)	1	(0)
1946–1947	Chelmsford City
1947–1949	Gorleston
Managerial career
1947–1949	Gorleston
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonard Harold Reilly (31 January 1917 — 26 June 1998) was an English footballer who played as a centre half.

Career

In February 1936, Reilly signed for Norwich City from Diss Town. Reilly made 30 Football League appearances for the club over the course of ten years, before signing for Chelmsford City.^[1][3] During his time at Norwich, Reilly made one guest appearance for Swindon Town.^[4] In 1947, Reilly signed for Gorleston, becoming the club's first official manager in the process.^[5]

References

1. "Len Reilly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
2. "Norwich City. First Division no longer worlds away". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
4. "Len REILLY". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
5. "History". Gorleston F.C. Retrieved 17 April 2019.