Len Featherby

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Len Featherby
Personal information
Full name Walter Leonard Featherby [1]
Date of birth 28 July 1905 [1]
Place of birth King's Lynn, England [1]
Date of death 1972 (aged 6667)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1921 Whitefriars
1922 South Lynn Wednesday
1923 Lynn Town
1924–1926 Norwich City 26 (3)
1927 Northfleet United
1927 Millwall 0 (0)
1927 Peterborough & Fletton United
1928–1929 Merthyr Town 8 (2)
1929–1930 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 (6)
1930–1931 Reading 25 (3)
1931 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
1931–1932 Mansfield Town 22 (5)
1932–1933 Crewe Alexandra 16 (1)
1933 Merthyr Town
1933–1935 Plymouth Argyle 8 (1)
1935–1936 Notts County 3 (0)
1936 Scarborough
1937 King's Lynn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Leonard Featherby (28 July 1905 – 1972) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. [1] [2] Featherby had a nomadic career playing for over 16 different clubs. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Len Featherby at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN   1-899468-67-6.
  3. "LEN FEATHERBY". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 26 June 2019.