Walter Harold "Harry" Leigh (1888 – after 1912) was an English

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who played for

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

and

Stoke Stoke is a common place name in the United Kingdom. Stoke may refer to: Places United Kingdom The largest city called Stoke is Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. See below. Berkshire * Stoke Row, Berkshire Bristol * Stoke Bishop * Stok ...

Career

Leigh was born in Lymm and began his career with

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

but he left for

without making an appearance. He played once for the "Tykes" in 1909 before being released and Leigh signed for Southern League side

in 1909. In his first season with the club he played 47 times scoring 10 goals and in his

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played 19 times scoring once. He later played for

Winsford United Winsford United Football Club are a football club based in Winsford, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1883 and are nicknamed ''The Blues''. The club is currently a member of the , with home matches played at The Barton Stadium. Thei ...

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leigh, Harry 1888 births Year of death missing People from Lymm English men's footballers Men's association football outside forwards Aston Villa F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Winsford United F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Cheshire