Leo Skeete

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Leo Skeete
Personal information
Full name Leopold Anthony Skeete
Date of birth (1949-08-03) 3 August 1949 (age 73)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Burscough
Ellesmere Port Town
1973–1975 Rochdale 40 (14)
1975–1982 Mossley
1982–1983 Runcorn
1983–1984 Altrincham
Managerial career
1978 Mossley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leopold Anthony Skeete (born 3 August 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Born in Liverpool, Skeete played non-League football for Burscough and Ellesmere Port Town before signing for Rochdale in April 1973. He played 40 Football League games for Rochdale, scoring 14 goals, before returning to non-League football with Mossley in 1975, serving as caretaker manager in January 1978. [1] He signed for Runcorn in 1982 for £3,500, [1] [2] and then Altrincham in 1983, [2] before retiring in 1984.

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References

  1. 1 2 Managers Mossley A.F.C.
  2. 1 2 1983–84 players Altrincham F.C.


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