Full name Leonard Millard Name Len Millard Place of birth Coseley, England Role Footballer | Place of death Coseley, England Years Team | |
Date of birth (1919-03-07)7 March 1919 Date of death 15 March 1997(1997-03-15) (aged 78) Died March 15, 1997, Coseley, United Kingdom | ||
West Bromwich Albion celebrate their 1954 FA Cup win over Preston at Wembley
Leonard Millard (7 March 1919 – 15 March 1997), better known as Len Millard, was an English footballer who played the majority of his career at left back.
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Biography
Millard was born in Coseley, Staffordshire 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 476 appearances for Albion. In 1989, he had a leg amputated and he died in Coseley in 1997.
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