Leo Loftus
English footballer
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Joseph Leo Loftus (24 January 1906 – 23 October 1992) was an English footballer who played as an inside left. He made over 200 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Leo Loftus | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Ferryhill, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 October 1992 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Durham Central, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Inside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chilton Lane United, Cornforth United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bishop Auckland | |||
| 19??–1925 | Willington | ||
| 1925–1926 | Stockport County | ||
| 1926–1929 | South Shields | 30 | (6) |
| 1929–1932 | Nottingham Forest | 54 | (14) |
| 1932–1935 | Bristol City | 93 | (29) |
| 1935–1935 | Gillingham | 2 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Burton Town | ?? | (31) |
| 1936–1937 | Barrow | 27 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Loftus played locally for Chilton Lane United and Cornforth United before joining Bishop Auckland. Loftus moved to Willington and played as an amateur for Stockport County.[3] Loftus joined South Shields in July 1926. He moved on to Nottingham Forest in 1929. Bob Hewison signed Loftus for £100 in June 1932 for Bristol City.[4][5] Loftus moved to Gillingham in August 1935. Loftus briefly dropped into non league football with Burton Town in October 1935 where he scored 31 goals in 1935–36.[3] Loftus returned to League football joining Barrow in June 1936. In 1936–37 he made 27 appearances scoring 9 goals with 8 goals coming in an 18-match spell from January onwards after an indifferent start to the campaign.[3]
