Les Massie
Scottish footballer (1935–2020)
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Leslie "Les" Massie (20 July 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Scottish footballer, who played most of his games during the 1950s and 1960s for Huddersfield Town.
Full name
Leslie Massie
Date of birth
20 July 1935
Place of birth
Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death
11 November 2020 (aged 85)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Massie | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 November 2020 (aged 85) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1956 | Banks o' Dee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1966 | Huddersfield Town | 335 | (100) |
| 1966–1967 | Darlington | 20 | (2) |
| 1967–1969 | Halifax Town | 89 | (41) |
| 1969–1970 | Bradford Park Avenue | 14 | (2) |
| 1970–1971 | Workington | 62 | (15) |
| 1972–1973 | Drogheda United | ? | (?) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
Massie and ex-Huddersfield player John Coddington signed for Drogheda United in January 1973. He made his League of Ireland debut on 4 February 1973 at Lourdes Stadium.[1]
In 2006, he was named on Huddersfield's 100 fans' favourites of all time.
Massie died on 11 November 2020.[2]
