Len Appleton
Normal Position: Outside Right
Height: 5' 6.5
Weight: 11st 6lbs
Born: 16/11/1892 (Bamfurlong)
Died: 20/08/1970 (Whelley, Wigan)
Len Appleton was a quiet, unassuming, fair-haired winger who lived all his life in the Bamfurlong area. A very good runner, he used to compete in handicap races. Apart from a brief spell with Bolton Wanderers in war-time football he played for Blackpool for 6 seasons (i8 games and 3 goals in 1914-15 was his best) during which time he occupied every position in the forward line. At Southport all his League appearances were at outside-right. An Exeter sports writer listed his chief assets as 'speed, cleverness on the wing and fine judgment in centering providing many goals for his inside-forwards'. A former surface worker at a colliery, he was a good bowler, finishing runner-up in the famous Talbot Bowling Tournament in Blackpool in 1921. After the Second World War he worked for Dunlops at Atherton as a lift operator. He married late in life and died in Whelley Hospital after a 2 month illness with a liver complaint.Player Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9
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Transfers
| Season | Date | From | To | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921/1922 | EXETER CITY | Southport |
Player Match Stats
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,
| Season | Apps | Subs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921/1922 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Appearances & Goals
Games where player was named on the team sheet
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/04/1922 | League / D3N | A | ASHINGTON | 2 - 2 |
| 22/04/1922 | League / D3N | A | LINCOLN CITY | 1 - 3 |
| 18/04/1922 | League / D3N | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 1 - 0 |
| 17/04/1922 | League / D3N | A | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 0 - 1 |
| 01/04/1922 | League / D3N | H | DARLINGTON | 3 - 1 |
| 18/03/1922 | League / D3N | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 2 - 1 |
| 28/02/1922 | League / D3N | A | STALYBRIDGE CELTIC | 0 - 0 |
| 12/01/1922 | FA Cup / 1R | H | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 0 - 2 |
| 07/01/1922 | FA Cup / 1 | A | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 1 - 1 |
| 31/12/1921 | League / D3N | A | WIGAN BOROUGH | 2 - 3 |
| 27/12/1921 | League / D3N | A | BARROW | 1 - 2 |
| 26/12/1921 | League / D3N | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 1 - 1 |
| 24/12/1921 | League / D3N | H | STALYBRIDGE CELTIC | 5 - 1 |
| 17/12/1921 | FA Cup / 6Q | H | COVENTRY CITY | 1 - 0 |
| 10/12/1921 | League / D3N | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 1 - 1 |
| 03/12/1921 | FA Cup / 5Q | H | ALTRINCHAM | 3 - 0 |
| 19/11/1921 | League / D3N | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 3 - 0 |
| 12/11/1921 | League / D3N | A | WALSALL | 1 - 4 |
| 05/11/1921 | League / D3N | H | WALSALL | 3 - 0 |
| 29/10/1921 | League / D3N | A | GRIMSBY TOWN | 0 - 0 |
| 22/10/1921 | League / D3N | H | GRIMSBY TOWN | 7 - 1 |
| 15/10/1921 | League / D3N | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 1 - 2 |
| 08/10/1921 | League / D3N | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 2 - 1 |
| 01/10/1921 | League / D3N | H | ROCHDALE | 2 - 1 |
| 24/09/1921 | League / D3N | A | ROCHDALE | 1 - 0 |
| 17/09/1921 | League / D3N | A | HARTLEPOOL | 0 - 1 |
| 10/09/1921 | League / D3N | H | HARTLEPOOL | 3 - 0 |
| 03/09/1921 | League / D3N | A | DURHAM CITY | 0 - 2 |
| 31/08/1921 | Lancashire Senior Cup / Section 4, 1 | A | WIGAN BOROUGH | 1 - 1 |
| 27/08/1921 | League / D3N | H | DURHAM CITY | 1 - 1 |
