Les Sealey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Jesse Sealey | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 August 2001 (aged 43) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1983 | Coventry City | 158 | (0) |
| 1983–1990 | Luton Town | 207 | (0) |
| 1984 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Manchester United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Manchester United | 31 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Aston Villa | 18 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Coventry City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Blackpool | 7 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | West Ham United | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | Leyton Orient | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | West Ham United | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Bury (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 459 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Leslie Jesse "Les" Sealey (29 September 1957 – 19 August 2001) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Coventry City, Luton Town, Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham United. He was a nephew of Alan Sealey, another West Ham United player.
Sealey joined Coventry City as an apprentice in 1976 and made his debut as a 19-year-old on 11 April 1977, in a 1–1 draw at Queens Park Rangers. He spent the next five seasons at the West Midlands club before joining Luton Town in 1983. He was a regular in the team for much of his time at Kenilworth Road, but he missed their 1988 League Cup triumph due to injury,his place being taken by Andy Dibble. A year later, Luton reached the final again and he was able to keep goal this time in a 3–1 defeat to Nottingham Forest in which Sealey had a poor game, including fouling Neil Webb to concede a penalty (converted by Nigel Clough). He was dropped from the team for Luton's next game and replaced by Alec Chamberlain. Sealey never played for Luton again.
In December 1989, Sealey was loaned to Manchester United and made two league appearances during the final weeks of the season. He was named as goalkeeper for the 1990 FA Cup Final replay against Crystal Palace (even though United had signed him after the transfer deadline), after a poor display from Jim Leighton in the preceding 3–3 draw, and made several saves to help his side win 1–0. He later gave his winner's medal to Jim Leighton, who had played throughout the cup run, but the FA subsequently granted medals to both Leighton and Sealey.
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