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Les Barrell
English footballer (1932–2010s)
Leslie Peter Barrell (30 August 1932 – 2010s) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Colchester United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Peter Barrell | ||
| Date of birth | (1932-08-30)30 August 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Date of death | 2010s | ||
| Place of death | Tikipunga, New Zealand | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lexden Wanderers | |||
| Harwich & Parkeston | |||
| 1956 | Colchester United | 4 | (1) |
| Clacton Town | |||
| Total | 4 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leslie Peter Barrell[1] was born in Colchester on 30 August 1932.[2] He joined hometown club Colchester United on a professional basis in 1956, having played amateur football for Lexden Wanderers. He played briefly for Colchester's 'A' team in 1952–53, but switched between Layer Road and Harwich & Parkeston a number of times before finally becoming squad member.[1] He scored on his debut for the U's in the Essex derby against Southend United, his only goal for the club, in a 3–2 home victory on 18 August 1956.[3] He signed part-time professional terms in December 1956, but by this time, Barrell had already made three of his four appearances for Colchester.[1] His final game came on 29 December 1956 in a 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers,[4] bringing his total to one goal in four league appearances for Colchester.[5]
On leaving Colchester, Barrell returned to non-league football with Clacton Town and then emigrated to New Zealand in 1963 where he played local football for Kamo Whangarei.[1] He settled in Tikipunga,[6] where he died in the early 2010s.[7]
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- "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 3–2 Southend United". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "Colchester United – Match details – Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "Victoria Government Gazette" (PDF). 26 September 2002. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Total correspondence LP CJ Barrell/WDC since 1991". FYI.org.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2023.