Len Casey (footballer)

Len Casey
Personal information
Full name Leonard John Casey
Date of birth (1931-05-24) 24 May 1931
Place of birth Hackney, England
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1950 Barking ? (?)
1952–1954 Leyton ? (?)
1954–1958 Chelsea 34 (0)
1958–1961 Plymouth Argyle 44 (0)
Total 78 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Leonard John Casey (born 24 May 1931) is an English retired footballer who played as a wing half.

He played non-league football for Barking, playing in the Amateur Cup semi-final, before leaving to undertake his National Service.

On his return in 1952 he joined Leyton before joining Chelsea in 1954.[1] He spent four years at Stamford Bridge, making 34 league appearances.[2] Casey was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 1958 and made 24 appearances in the club's Third Division title winning campaign.[3][4] He made 20 appearances in the Second Division the following season, but his last two seasons with the club were blighted by injury, with his only two appearances coming in the League Cup, ten months apart. He retired in 1961, having made 48 appearances in all competitions for Argyle.[3][5]

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

References

  1. ↑ "Len Casey profile". Chelsea. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Chelsea". Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Len Casey profile". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Greens reign supreme". The Herald. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle". Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
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