Les Green
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Green | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Atherstone, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 2012 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atherstone Boys Club | |||
| Mancetter | |||
| Baddesley Colliery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1960 | Atherstone Town | (0) | |
| 1960–1962 | Hull City | 4 | (0) |
| 1962–1965 | Nuneaton Borough | (0) | |
| 1965 | Burton Albion | (0) | |
| 1965–1967 | Hartlepool United | 34 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Rochdale | 44 | (0) |
| 1968–1971 | Derby County | 107 | (0) |
| 1971–1974 | Durban City | (0) | |
| Total | 189 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| Durban City (assistant) | |||
| 1990–1992 | Nuneaton Borough | ||
| Hinckley Town | |||
| 1994–1995 | Tamworth | ||
| Bedford | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Leslie "Les" Green (17 October 1941 – 30 July 2012) was an English footballer and manager.
Les Green started out at a young age playing for youth teams around his hometown of Atherstone. He played for Atherstone Boys Club, Mancetter and Baddesley Colliery before being snapped up by local team Atherstone Town.
Green then decided to try to make it with a professional team, so he managed to get a trial with Arsenal. Unfortunately for Green, he never made the grade because manager George Swindin said he was too short at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m).
Following this Hull City came calling for Green's services and he signed for The Tigers in 1960. Following 4 appearances Green returned to Non-League football with Nuneaton Borough.
After three years with Boro, Green joined Burton Albion under the management of Peter Taylor.
After just three months with the Brewers, Green followed Taylor to Hartlepool United where he made 34 appearances over the course of two seasons.
1967 saw Green on the move again, this time playing for Rochdale under Bob Stokoe
Green was at The Dale for just over one season and made 44 appearances before for the third time in his career he was reunited with Peter Taylor but this time at Derby County in 1968.
The season Green joined a team that was changing for the better under Clough and Taylor's management. He was part of Football League Second Division winning team and the side that was in constant dispute with Leeds United due to the Clough/Revie rivalry.
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