Les Eyre

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Leslie Eyre
Date of birth	January 7, 1922
Place of birth	Ilkeston, England
Date of death	19 November 1991 (aged 69)
Place of death	Norwich, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1951	Norwich City
1951–1953	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
	Chelmsford City
	Bilsthorpe Colliery
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Les Eyre (7 January 1922 – 19 November 1991) was a footballer who was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England and played for Norwich City.^[2]

Career

Eyre played 201 times in all competitions for Norwich City, scoring 69 goals, between 1946 and 1951.^[3] His exploits as one of Norwich's all-time leading scorers (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records) won him a place as one of the fan nominees in the inaugural Norwich City Hall of Fame. In 1951, after leaving Norwich, Eyre joined Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, scoring 10 goals in 38 league games.^[4] Following this spell, Eyre dropped into non-league, playing for Chelmsford City and Bilsthorpe Colliery.^[5]

References

^ "Les Eyre". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary". Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007
^ EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Les Eyre". Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "Norwich City top 100 appearances: Les Eyre (69)". Eastern Daily Press. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

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[1] "Les Eyre". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[2] "EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary". Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007

[3] EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Les Eyre". Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[5] "Norwich City top 100 appearances: Les Eyre (69)". Eastern Daily Press. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

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Full name	Ernest Leslie Eyre^[1]
Date of birth	(1922-01-07)January 7, 1922
Place of birth	Ilkeston, England
Date of death	19 November 1991(1991-11-19) (aged 69)
Place of death	Norwich, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1951	Norwich City	185	(58)
1951–1953	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	38	(10)
	Chelmsford City
	Bilsthorpe Colliery
* Club domestic league appearances and goals