Peter Leonard (footballer)

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Peter Leonard
Personal information
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Johnstone United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1979 St Mirren 17 (3)
1978–1979Motherwell (loan) 6 (0)
Irvine Meadow
Total23(3)
Managerial career
0000–2014 Maybole Juniors
2015–2017 Girvan
2017–2018 Cumnock Juniors
2019 Whitletts Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Leonard, is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward for St Mirren and Motherwell in the Scottish Football League Premier Division and current manager.

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Career

Having previously managed fellow Ayrshire clubs, Maybole and Girvan, [1] [2] [3] Leonard took charge of Cumnock Juniors in October 2017. Following a 7-1 defeat, Leonard was fired in December 2018. [4]

On 25 January 2019, Leonard was appointed manager of Whitletts Victoria. [5] Following a poor start to the 2019-20 season, Leonard resigned by mutual agreement on 27 October 2019. [6]

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References

  1. "Player profiles L". stmirren.info. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. "Girvan seal a deal for former Maybole boss". Carrick Gazette. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. O'Donnell, Jim (17 October 2017). "New Cumnock boss Peter Leonard can't wait for derby clash with Auchinleck Talbot". Evening Times. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. Leonard leaves Cumnock after 7-1 thumping, cumnockchronicle.com, 14 December 2018
  5. Peter Leonard takes charge of Whitletts Victoria, ayradvertiser.com, 25 January 2019
  6. Whitletts Victoria boss Peter Leonard resigns following poor start to season, dailyrecord.co.uk, 27 October 2019