Leslie Dennis Major (25 January 1926 – 2001) was an English

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who played as a goalkeeper. He played schoolboy football in Loughborough for Brush Sports, where he was spotted by representatives of Leicester City."Les Major profile"
Greens on Screen. Retrieved 15 September 2010. He spent two years with the club, making 26 league appearances, before joining

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

on a free transfer as back-up to Welsh international

Bill Shortt Bill Shortt (13 October 1920 – 20 September 2004) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Wrexham and was capped 12 times by Wales. Playing career Shortt joined Chester on amateur terms in 1938 after bei ...

. He made 23 appearances in his first four seasons with the club, including two in their 1951–52 Third Division South championship winning season. Shortt retired from League football in 1956, and it seemed likely that Major would become the club's first-choice goalkeeper but he was forced to retire from the game that year through injury. He made 78 appearances in all competitions during a seven-year stint with Argyle. He died in Derby in 2001."Births, marriages and deaths"
Find My Past. Retrieved 15 September 2010.

Honours

;Plymouth Argyle * Football League Third Division South: 1951–52

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Major, Les 1926 births 2001 deaths Footballers from Yeovil English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Leicester City F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players English Football League players Brush Sports F.C. players Footballers from Somerset