Cyril Lea

Cyril Lea (born 5 August 1934) is a Welsh former footballer. He was born in Wrexham, and was capped on two occasions by Wales.[1]

For the British colonial officer, see Cyril Alexander Edward Lea.

Cyril Lea

Personal information
Date of birth	(1934-08-05) 5 August 1934
Place of birth	Wrexham, Wales
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bradley Rangers
1957–1964	Leyton Orient	205	(0)
1964–1968	Ipswich Town	107	(2)
National team
1965	Wales	2	(0)
Teams managed
1968–1969	Ipswich Town (caretaker)
1983–1986	Colchester United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for Leyton Orient and Ipswich Town,[1] and was responsible for team selection at Portman Road for two months between the departure of Bill McGarry and the arrival of Bobby Robson.[2]

Lea later became manager of Colchester United,[3] and was in charge at Layer Road between February 1983 and April 1986.[4]

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Won %!
Ipswich Town (Caretaker)		24 November 1968	12 January 1969	7	3	0	4	42.9
Colchester United		1 February 1983	10 April 1986	173	71	46	56	41

Honours

Ipswich Town

• Football League Second Division: 1967–68

Individual

• Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2010[5]

References

1. Cyril Lea at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
2. Hayes, Dean. The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. p. 172. ISBN 1-85983-515-5.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Managerial stats at soccerbase
5. "Four Town players in Hall of Fame". East Anglian Daily Times. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2014.