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Full name
  
Arthur Leonard Bamford

Playing position
  
Inside-forward

Date of birth
  
1874

Years
  
Team

Name
  
Arthur Leonard

Date of death
  
1921 (aged 47)



Place of birth
  
Leicester, England

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Arthur Leonard Bamford (1874 – 1921), known as Arthur Leonard, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath and Stoke.

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Career

Leonard, then known by his original surname of Bamford, signed for Leicester Fosse in 1895, but walked out on them. After playing for Rushden Town and Sheppey United, Small Heath spotted Leonard playing for Glentoran and signed him on the spot for a fee of £120. However, representatives of Leicester recognised him as their absent player, and when questioned as to the facts, he disappeared again. Persuaded to return to Birmingham, he admitted to being Bamford, and the matter was settled by Small Heath paying Leicester a further £20 to complete the transfer. In 1902–03 he was the club's top scorer with 16 goals.

Leonard then joined Stoke in January 1904 and played 14 matches in two seasons scoring three goals. After a short spell in Scotland with St Bernard's he moved to the Southern League with Clapton Orient, Plymouth Argyle before ending his career with Reading.

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Arthur Leonard Wikipedia