Les Cartwright

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Les Cartwright
Personal information
Full name Les Cartwright
Date of birth (1952-03-04) 4 March 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Aberdare, Wales [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1977 Coventry City 68 (4)
1977–1982 Wrexham 115 (6)
1982–1985 Cambridge United 60 (1)
1983–1984Southend United (loan) 4 (0)
Nuneaton Borough
International career
1974–1978 Wales 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Les Cartwright (born March 4, 1952) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1974 and 1978, playing 7 matches. He played his first match on 11 May 1974 against England and his last match on 25 October 1978 against Malta. [2]

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References

  1. "Les Cartwright". Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.