Larry May (footballer)

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Larry May
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Charles May [1]
Date of birth (1958-12-26) 26 December 1958 (age 64)
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Warren
Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1983 Leicester City 187 (12)
1978New England Tea Men (loan) 4 (0)
1983–1987 Barnsley 122 (3)
1987–1988 Sheffield Wednesday 31 (1)
1988–1989 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 (3)
Total368(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lawrence Charles May (born 26 December 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender, making over 350 career appearances.

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Career

Born in Sutton Coldfield, May played for Warren, Leicester City, New England Tea Men, Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion. [1] [3] [4] [5]

May was signed by Leicester City after playing youth football in Birmingham, and made his first-team debut at the age of 17. [6] He suffered an injury and was sent to American team New England Tea Men for experience, but suffered a further injury whilst there. [6] He turned professional the year before Gary Lineker, with Lineker being tasked with cleaning May's playing boots. [6] May scored the only goal of the game as Leicester beat Leyton Orient to win the Second Division championship. [6] He moved to Barnsley in August 1983 after losing his place in the first-team following a suspension. [6] The transfer was for Barnsley's then-record fee of £150,000. [7]

Honours

Individual

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References

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  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 328. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. Larry May at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  5. "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com.
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  7. "Former Player Remembers: Larry May". www.lcfc.com.
  8. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 146.