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11/23/2016 Leo Loftus From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Leo Loftus - Wikipedia Joseph Leo Loftus ( 24 January 1906 in Ferryhill - 23 October 1992 in Durham Central ) was an English footballer who played as an inside left . He made over 200 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War . [ ¹ ] [ ² ] Career Loftus played locally for Chilton Lane United and Cornforth United before joining Bishop Auckland . Loftus moved to Willington and played as an amateur for Stockport County . [ 2 ] Loftus joined South Shields in July 1926. He moved on to Nottingham Forest in 1929 . Bob Hewison signed Loftus for £ 100 in June 1932 for Bristol City . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Loftus moved to Gillingham in August 1935. Loftus briefly dropped into non league football with Burton Town in October 1935 where he scored 31 goals in 1935–36 . [ ² ] Loftus returned to League football joining Barrow in June 1936. In 1936–37 he made 27 appearances scoring 9 goals with 8 goals coming in an 18 match spell from January onwards after an indifferent start to the campaign . [ 2 ] References 1. Joyce , Michael ( 2004 ) . Football League Players ' Records 1888-1939 . Tony Brown . ISBN 1-899468 67-6 . 19 ?? - 19 ?? Leo Loftus Full name Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death Height Playing position Inside left Years 19 ?? - 19 ?? 19 ?? - 1925 1925-1926 1926-1929 1929-1932 1932-1935 1935-1935 1935-1936 1936-1937 Personal information Joseph Leo Loftus 24 January 1906 Ferryhill , England 23 October 1992 Durham Central , England 5 ft 9 in ( 1.75 m ) Youth career Chilton Lane United , Cornforth United Senior career * Team Bishop Auckland Willington Stockport County South Shields Nottingham Forest Bristol City Gillingham Burton Town Barrow Apps ( Gls ) 30 54 93 2 ?? 27 Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leo_Loftus&oldid=743651429 " Categories : 1906 births 1992 deaths People from Ferryhill English footballers Association football forwards English Football League players Bishop Auckland F.C. players Willington A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players South Shields F.C. ( 1889 ) players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Burton Town F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players English football forward , 1900s birth stubs ( 6 ) ( 14 ) ( 29 ) ( ) ( 31 ) ( 9 ) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only . 2. Dykes , Garth ( 2009 ) . Who's Who of Barrow AFC 1921 - 1972. SoccerData . ISBN 978-1-905891-14-6 . 3. Woods , David ; Leigh Edwards ( 1997 ) . Bristol City FC The First 100 years . Redcliffe Press . ISBN 1-900178-26-5 . 4. Woods , David ( 1994 ) . Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC . Yore Publications . ISBN 1-874427-95 X. ■ This page was last modified on 10 October 2016 , at 15:34 . ■ Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply . By using this site , you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation , Inc. , a non - profit organization . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Loftus 1/2 |
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