Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leslie Peter Barrell | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
Date of death | 2010s | ||
Place of death | Tikipunga, New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Lexden Wanderers | |||
Harwich & Parkeston | |||
1956 | Colchester United | 4 | (1) |
Clacton Town | |||
Total | 4 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leslie Peter Barrell (30 August 1932 – 2010s) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Colchester United.
Leslie Peter Barrell [1] was born in Colchester on 30 August 1932. [2] He joined hometown club Colchester United on a professional basis in 1956, having played amateur football for Lexden Wanderers. He played briefly for Colchester's 'A' team in 1952–53, but switched between Layer Road and Harwich & Parkeston a number of times before finally becoming squad member. [1] He scored on his debut for the U's in the Essex derby against Southend United, his only goal for the club, in a 3–2 home victory on 18 August 1956. [3] He signed part-time professional terms in December 1956, but by this time, Barrell had already made three of his four appearances for Colchester. [1] His final game came on 29 December 1956 in a 1–1 draw with Queens Park Rangers, [4] bringing his total to one goal in four league appearances for Colchester. [5]
On leaving Colchester, Barrell returned to non-league football with Clacton Town and then emigrated to New Zealand in 1963 where he played local football for Kamo Whangarei. [1] He settled in Tikipunga, [6] where he died in the early 2010s. [7]