Len Millard
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Leonard Millard better known as Len Millard, was an English
footballer who played the majority of his career at left back.
and joined West Bromwich Albion
as an amateur in May 1937. He turned professional in September 1942, having already made his debut during the previous month against Northampton Town
in the Football League South. He later became club captain, leading the club to a 3–2 victory over Preston North End
in the 1954 FA Cup Final
at Wembley. He made a total of 627 appearances for Albion, scoring 18 goals. In 1989 he had a leg amputated and he died in Coseley in 1997.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who played the majority of his career at left back.
Biography
Millard was born in CoseleyCoseley
Coseley is a town located mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English West Midlands. Part of the Black Country, it lies south east of Wolverhampton and north of Dudley....
and joined West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
as an amateur in May 1937. He turned professional in September 1942, having already made his debut during the previous month against Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
in the Football League South. He later became club captain, leading the club to a 3–2 victory over Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
in the 1954 FA Cup Final
1954 FA Cup Final
The 1954 FA Cup Final was a football match between West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End, played on 1 May 1954 at the original Wembley Stadium in London. It was the final match of the 1953–54 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup...
at Wembley. He made a total of 627 appearances for Albion, scoring 18 goals. In 1989 he had a leg amputated and he died in Coseley in 1997.