Les Bruton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Hector Ronald Bruton | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Foleshill, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 April 1989 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bell End Wesleyans | |||
| Foleshill | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1922–1926 | Southampton | 7 | (0) |
| 1926–1927 | Peterborough & Fletton United | ||
| 1927–1929 | Raith Rovers | ||
| 1929–1932 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | (23) |
| 1932–1933 | Liverpool | 6 | (1) |
| 1933–19?? | Leamington Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Leslie Hector Ronald "Les" Bruton (1 April 1903 – 2 April 1989) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward in the 1920s and 1930s for various clubs, having his most successful period with Blackburn Rovers.
Bruton was born in Foleshill, Coventry and played for his local non-league side where he was spotted by a scout from Southampton. He signed for the "Saints" for a fee of £15 in November 1922; after spending a season in the reserves, Bruton made his first-team debut on 6 October 1923, when he took the place of Arthur Dominy at inside-left at home to Bristol City. He retained his place for five matches before Doniny's return. Failing to make much impression, Bruton had to wait a further two years before any further first-team action, but after two more games at the end of the 1925–26 season, he was released.
Bruton then dropped into non-league football when he joined Peterborough & Fletton United of the Southern League in the summer of 1926. This was followed by a move to Scotland, when he joined Raith Rovers in November 1927.
In May 1929, he returned to England with Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £10,000. In his first season at Ewood Park, Bruton took over from Clarrie Bourton at centre-forward, making twelve league appearances, scoring five goals. In the following season, Bruton scored 18 goals from 24 league appearances, making him Rovers' second-best top-scorer, just behind his unrelated namesake Jack Bruton on 19. Les Bruton also made an important contribution to Rovers' run in the FA Cup, scoring five goals including a hat-trick in the Fourth Round victory over Bristol Rovers.
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