Len Gaynor (footballer)

Leonard Alfred Gaynor (22 September 1925 – 26 September 2017) was an English professional footballer who made 132 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside forward for Hull City, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Southampton, Aldershot and Oldham Athletic.[1] He also played non-league football for Giltbrook Villa, Ilkeston Town, Brinsley, Eastwood Colliery, Yeovil Town and Cambridge City.[2]

Len Gaynor
Personal information
Full name Leonard Alfred Gaynor[1]
Date of birth (1925-09-22)22 September 1925[1]
Place of birth Ollerton, England
Date of death 26 September 2017(2017-09-26) (aged 92)[1]
Place of death Bournemouth, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Giltbrook Villa
Ilkeston Town
Brinsley
194?–1948 Eastwood Colliery
1948–1951 Hull City 2 (0)
1951–1954 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 51 (12)
1954–1955 Southampton 12 (1)
1955–1957 Aldershot 62 (9)
1957–1958 Oldham Athletic 5 (0)
1958–19?? Yeovil Town
Cambridge City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gaynor was born in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, in 1925 and died in Bournemouth, Dorset, in 2017 at the age of 92.[1]

References

  1. "Len Gaynor". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 24 June 2019.


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