Leonard Geard

Leonard Geard (born 12 February 1934) is an English retired professional football wing half who appeared in the Football League for Brentford.

Leonard Geard

Personal information
Full name	Leonard Geard[1]
Date of birth	(1934-02-12) 12 February 1934
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Playing position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
1951–1953	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1956	Brentford	4	(0)
	Kettering Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

A wing half, Geard began his career in the youth system at Fulham, but departed in March 1953, without making a first team appearance.[2] Geard transferred to Fulham's West London rivals Brentford, but due to having to undertake his National Service,[2] he wasn't able to make his professional debut until 27 April 1955, in a 1–1 Third Division South draw with Crystal Palace.[3] He made a further three appearances during the 1955–56 season, before being released at the end of the campaign.[2] Geard dropped into non-league football and signed for Southern League club Kettering Town,[2] with whom he won the 1956–57 division title.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1954–55[3]	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1955–56[3]		3	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			4	0	0	0	4	0

Honours

Kettering Town

• Southern League: 1956–57[4]

References

1. "Leonard Geard". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 63. ISBN 978-0955294914.
3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 383. ISBN 0951526200.
4. Whitney, Steve. "The Southern League`s Outstanding Teams – Kettering Town 1956/57 – The Southern League". Retrieved 25 July 2020.