Leslie Arthur Heber Slatter (22 November 1931 – September 2023) was an English professional
footballer who played as a
winger in
the Football League for
Luton Town and
York City, in
non-League football
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for Mount Pleasant YC and
Scarborough, in Northern Ireland for
Crusaders (scoring 10 goals in his sole season), and was on the books of
Aston Villa
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without making a league appearance.
Slatter made 172 consecutive appearances for
Scarborough between 1955 and 1959 in all competitions, which was a club record.
Slatter died in Luton in September 2023, at the age of 91.
References
1931 births
2023 deaths
Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Luton Town F.C. players
Crusaders F.C. players
Aston Villa F.C. players
York City F.C. players
Scarborough F.C. players
English Football League players
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