Len Armitage
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Armitage | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 June 1972 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Wortley, South Yorkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sheffield Forge & Rolling Mills | |||
| Walkley Amateurs | |||
| Wadsley Bridge | |||
| 1914–1919 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | (0) |
| 1920–1923 | Leeds United | 48 | (11) |
| 1923–1924 | Wigan Borough | 28 | (21) |
| 1924–1931 | Stoke City | 194 | (19) |
| 1932 | Rhyl Athletic | ||
| 1932–1934 | Port Vale | 11 | (2) |
| Total | 284 | (53) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Leonard Armitage (20 October 1899 – 24 June 1972) was an English footballer who could play both in defence and attack. He made a total of 284 league appearances in a 15-year career in the Football League.
In 1914, he signed with Sheffield Wednesday. He moved on to Leeds United in August 1920, before joining Wigan Borough in 1923, where he scored a remarkable 21 goals in 23 games. The following year he signed with Stoke City, and remained with the club for seven seasons, helping the "Potters" to the Third Division North title in 1926–27. He had a brief spell with Rhyl Athletic before ending his career in 1934 following a two-year spell with Port Vale.
His grandfather, Tom, was a cricketer who played for England in their inaugural Test match.
Armitage played for Sheffield Forge & Rolling Mills, Walkley Amateurs and Wadsley Bridge, before joining Sheffield Wednesday as an amateur in October 1914 after winning English Schools Shield with Sheffield. He went on to sign professional forms with the club in August 1919 after serving as a soldier during World War I. He played three league games in his six years at Hillsborough. He signed with Leeds United in August 1920, and scored the club's first ever goal in the Football League. He hit three goals in seven games in 1920–21, helping United to finish 14th in the Second Division. He scored eight goals in 32 games in 1921–22, as Leeds rose to eighth place. However, he featured just 14 times in the 1922–23 campaign. He then left Elland Road for Wigan Borough in May 1923. He appeared 28 times for the Third Division North side, and was the club's top scorer in the 1923–24 season with 21 goals.
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