Name Les Blizzard Date of death 1996 (aged 72–73) Died 1996 | Years Team 1946–1947 Queens Park Rangers | |
Full name Leslie William Benjamin Blizzard Date of birth (1923-03-13)13 March 1923 | ||
Place of birth Acton, London, England | ||
Leslie William Benjamin Blizzard (born Acton, London, 13 March 1923, died in Northampton during 1996) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers.
He signed for Rangers in 1944 and played war time football alongside Alec Stock. He made his league debut in the 1-0 win against Norwich City in March 1947. He played right half and went on to play only 4 league games for Rangers before transferring to Bournemouth in 1947. He broke his leg on debut, he joined Yeovil Town in May 1948 and featured in their great FA Cup run the following season and later Leyton Orient where he played over 220 games.
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