Les Strong

Last updated

Les Strong
Personal information
Full name Leslie Strong [1]
Date of birth (1953-07-03) 3 July 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1969 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1983 Fulham 372 (5)
1982–1983 →Brentford (loan) 5 (0)
1983–1984 Crystal Palace 7 (0)
1984–1985 Rochdale 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Strong (born 3 July 1953) is a former English association football player. He spent the majority of his career playing at left back for Fulham F.C., where he began as a youth player in 1969 under the guidance of World Cup winner George Cohen. Between 1972 and 1983, Strong made 427 appearances, including 373 League games, putting him 9th in the all time Fulham appearance list.[ citation needed ] After appearing in all 57 regular-season games, Strong missed the 1975 FA Cup Final against West Ham United due to injury.[ citation needed ]

In the 1981–82 season, manager Malcolm Macdonald made Strong the Fulham club captain and under his leadership,Fulham were promoted to the Second Division.[ citation needed ] In 1981, Strong was granted a testimonial season, for his 10 years service, culminating in a match versus England. After a brief loan to Brentford F.C. and a single season at Crystal Palace F.C,he ended his career with a single game for Rochdale A.F.C. Strong retired in 1985. [2] He went on to manage the Anguilla national football team and Petite Rivière Noire FC of the Mauritian League. Under his management, they won the Mauritian Cup for the first time in 2007, thus qualifying for the African cup winners cup.[ citation needed ]

Strong is currently a popular match day host in Fulham's hospitality lounges.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fulham F.C.</span> Association football club in London, England

Fulham Football Club is a professional football club based in Fulham, London, England. The team competes in the Premier League, the top level of the English football league system. They have played home games at Craven Cottage since 1896, other than a two-year period spent at Loftus Road whilst Craven Cottage underwent redevelopments that were completed in 2004. They contest West London derby rivalries with Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Brentford. The club adopted a white shirt and black shorts as its kit in 1903, which has been used ever since.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenny Sansom</span> English footballer

Kenneth Graham Sansom is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. An England international, he played for clubs such as Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers, Everton and Watford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julian Gray</span> English footballer

Julian Raymond Marvin Gray is an English former professional footballer who last played for Walsall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Johnson (footballer, born 1981)</span> English footballer

Andrew Johnson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Birmingham City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers. He was capped eight times for England. As of March 2016, Johnson was working at Crystal Palace as a club ambassador.

Douglas Alan Freedman is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is the current sporting director of Crystal Palace.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ray Lewington</span> English footballer and manager

Raymond Lewington is an English football manager and former player. who is the current assistant manager of Premier League Club Crystal Palace

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brede Hangeland</span> Norwegian footballer (born 1981)

Brede Paulsen Hangeland is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Ronald Leslie Rooke was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. During his three decades' playing career he scored at least 931 goals in 1029 official matches, among which more than 765 league goals at all levels. According to the RSSSF he is the best league goalscorer of all time, and the third overall behind Erwin Helmchen and Josef Bican.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Byrne (footballer)</span> English footballer

John Joseph Byrne was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. He was nicknamed "Budgie" due to his constant chattering.

Peter Grant is a Scottish football player and coach. During his playing career, Grant played for Celtic, Norwich City, Reading and AFC Bournemouth. He was awarded a testimonial match, played against Bayern Munich, by Celtic in 1997. Grant played in two full international matches for Scotland, both in 1989. Since retiring as a player, Grant has since worked as a football coach. He was manager of Norwich City for a year, and also briefly the caretaker manager of Fulham. Grant has also managed Scottish sides Alloa Athletic and Dunfermline Athletic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nathaniel Clyne</span> English footballer (born 1991)

Nathaniel Edwin Clyne is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martin Kelly (footballer)</span> English footballer

Martin Ronald Kelly is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bakary Sako</span> Association football player

Bakary Sako is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Levadiakos. He has previously played for English League clubs Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and West Bromwich Albion. From 2014 to 2017, he played for the Mali national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Ream</span> American soccer player (born 1987)

Timothy Michael Ream is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back or left-back for Premier League club Fulham and the United States national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wilfried Zaha</span> Ivorian footballer (born 1992)

Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or a right winger for the Ivory Coast national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calum Chambers</span> English association football player

Calum Chambers is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cauley Woodrow</span> English footballer (born 1994)

Cauley Woodrow is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Luton Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joachim Andersen (footballer)</span> Danish footballer (born 1996)

Joachim Christian Andersen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Denmark national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruben Loftus-Cheek</span> English footballer (born 1996)

Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan.

Tyrese Jay Francois is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Fulham.

References

  1. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 340. ISBN   0907969542.
  2. ↑ "Les Strong". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 13 February 2011.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.