Leonard Appleton (16 November 1892 – 1970) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He played for

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

and

Southport Southport is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately north of ...

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* 1892 births 1970 deaths English men's footballers Blackpool F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Southport F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. wartime guest players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Footballers from Greater Manchester 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub