Fred Leech (5 December 1923 – December 2001) was an English professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Stalybridge Stalybridge () is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census. Historic counties of England, Historically divided between Cheshire and Lancashire, it is east of Manchester city centre and no ...

, Leech played for Hurst and

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

. During his time with Bradford City he made seven appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals.Frost, p. 384 He also played for Range Boilers and

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

. He signed for

Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, southeast of Oldham and east of Manchester. The historic counties of Lancashire, Cheshire ...

from Goslings, playing six games and scoring twice in 1946–47 season before going on to play for Stockport County, Accrington Stanley, Crewe Alexandra and Hyde United.

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1923 births 2001 deaths English men's footballers Ashton United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football forwards Mossley A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players People from Stalybridge Footballers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from Tameside (district) {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub