Les Porter
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Full name
Leslie Porter[1]
Date of birth
5 May 1923[1]
Place of birth
Gateshead, County Durham, England[1]
Date of death
November 2002 (aged 78–79)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Porter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1923[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, County Durham, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | November 2002 (aged 78–79)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yoker FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1944 | Redheugh Works | ||
| 1944–1949 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1949–1954 | York City | 38 | (1) |
| 1954–???? | North Shields | ||
| Total | 38 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leslie Porter (5 May 1923 – November 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back in the Football League for York City, in non-League football for Redheugh Works and North Shields and was on the books of Newcastle United without making a league appearance.[1][4]
