Albert Leake
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert George Leake | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 July 1999 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Norton le Moors, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Moorland Road Youth Club | |||
| RAF | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1961 | Port Vale | 269 | (34) |
| 1961–1967 | Macclesfield Town | 208 | (9) |
| Total | 477 | (43) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1963–1967 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Albert George Leake (17 April 1930 – 24 July 1999) was an English footballer who played as a half-back.
He spent the entire 1950s with Port Vale, as the club enjoyed an exciting period of their history. He helped the "Valiants" to the Third Division North title in 1953–54, and Fourth Division title in 1958–59. After a total of 43 goals in 293 league and cup games, he left the club in 1961 for non-league Macclesfield Town, a club he served as manager from 1963 to 1967. He guided the club to a Cheshire County League and Cheshire Senior Cup double in 1963–64.
He also played cricket for Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship between 1955 and 1960. He was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper.
Leake played for Stoke City and the RAF before joining Port Vale from Stoke in February 1950. He made his debut on 24 March 1951, in a 3–1 win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate. Signed and given his debut by Gordon Hodgson, the manager's early death meant that Leake had to win a regular first team place under new boss Freddie Steele. He played eight Third Division South games in 1951–52, scoring his first senior goal on 1 September, in a 1–1 draw with Watford at Vale Park.
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