Les_Devonshire

Les Devonshire

Les Devonshire

English footballer

Leslie Ernest Devonshire (13 June 1926 – 19 December 2012)[citation needed] was an English professional footballer who made 127 appearances in The Football League for Chester and Crystal Palace between 1950 and 1955. His son, Alan Devonshire, was capped by England.[1]

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Playing career

Devonshire played as a winger and began his career with Queens Park Rangers and then Brentford without making league appearances for either.[1] After a spell with non-league Wealdstone, Devonshire joined Football League Third Division North side Chester in time for the 1950–51 season. Devonshire missed just two first-team games during the campaign for Chester, marking his home debut with a goal in a 3–1 win over Oldham Athletic on 23 August 1950.[2]

He then returned south and joined Crystal Palace, where he spent four years involved in the first-team.[1] This was followed by a spell playing for non-league sides Margate and Canterbury City until 1960.[1]

Devonshire lived in Perivale, Middlesex in his last years.[citation needed] He died on 19 December 2012, leaving 11 grandchildren.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    "Les Devonshire". Margate FC History. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  2. [2]
    Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications. pp. stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
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