Billy Leese
Encyclopedia
William Leese (born 10 March 1961) is an English
former footballer.
youth team to earn a loan move to American
side Cleveland Cobras
in May 1978, he returned three months later and signed as a Port Vale professional in March 1979. His first team debut came on 1 December 1979, in a 5–1 defeat at York City
. He was not selected again and instead was forced into retirement at the end of the 1979–80 season
following an injury.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
former footballer.
Playing career
Leese graduated through the Port ValePort Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
youth team to earn a loan move to American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
side Cleveland Cobras
Cleveland Cobras
The Cleveland Stars were an American soccer club based in Cleveland, Ohio and a member of the American Soccer League in 1972-73. Before the 1974 season, the name was changed to the Cleveland Cobras. The Stars' colors were blue and white...
in May 1978, he returned three months later and signed as a Port Vale professional in March 1979. His first team debut came on 1 December 1979, in a 5–1 defeat at York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
. He was not selected again and instead was forced into retirement at the end of the 1979–80 season
1979–80 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was Port Vale's sixty-eighth season of football in the Football League, and their second successive season in the Fourth Division. One of the club's worst ever seasons, Vale finished twentieth in the league, and exited both cup competitions at the first stage. They also lost a...
following an injury.