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Les Massie
Personal information
Full name Leslie Massie
Date of birth (1935-07-20)20 July 1935
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 85)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–1956 Banks o' Dee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1966 Huddersfield Town 335 (100)
1966–1967 Darlington 20 (2)
1967–1969 Halifax Town 89 (41)
1969–1970 Bradford Park Avenue 14 (2)
1970–1971 Workington 62 (15)
1972–1973 Drogheda United ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie "Les" Massie (20 July 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Scottish footballer, who played most of his games during the 1950s and 1960s for Huddersfield Town.

Biography

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Massie and ex-Huddersfield player John Coddington signed for Drogheda United in January 1973. He made his League of Ireland debut on 4 February 1973 at Lourdes Stadium.[1]

In 2006, he was named on Huddersfield's 100 fans' favourites of all time.

Massie died on 11 November 2020.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Irish Times". Irish Times. 5 February 1973. p. 5.
  2. ^ "In Memoriam: Les Massie".
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  • Les Massie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database