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Len Hyde

Len Hyde

English footballer

Leonard Joseph Hyde (6 May 1876 − 30 December 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as a Winger[2](or midfielder) for a number of clubs around the turn of the 1900s.

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Born in Birmingham, Hyde played for a few youth clubs including Kidderminster Harriers before he signed to Wellingborough Town until he moved to Tottenham Hotspur in May 1899.[3][4] Hyde's debut for Tottenham was a Southern District Combinations league match against Reading in October 1899.[4] He played for Spurs from 1899 to 1902 in the Southern and District Combination League, the Southern League and the Western League.[5] In his last season at the club he captained the reserve team.[6]

He then returned to Wellingborough[7] and in the 1903−04 season he was at Brighton & Hove Albion.[6][8]

For the 1904−05 season he moved to Doncaster Rovers who had just been elected to the Football League.[8] He scored once, against Leicester Fosse, in a total of 33 League and FA Cup matches.[8] Following Doncaster's unsuccessful application for re-election to League 2 for 1905−06, he again returned to Wellingborough Town.[8]

Hyde died in Birmingham in 1932 at the age of 56.[1]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References

  1. [1]
    Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. [2]
    Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  3. [3]
    "Reading v Tottenham Hotspur, 09 October 1899". 11v11. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. [4]
    Goodwin 1992, p. 200.
  5. [5]
    "Leonard Hyde". 11v11. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  6. [6]
    "spurs v brighton notes". My eyes have seen the Glory. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Swindon Town v Tottenham Hotspur, 09 April 1902". 11v11. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  8. [8]
    Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.

Bibliography

  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
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