About Harry Leyland
Lived 1930 – 2006 (aged 76). Harry Leyland was a British association football player.
Harry Kenneth Leyland (12 May 1930 – 6 December 2006) was a Liverpool-born footballer who made 36 Football League appearances for Everton before transferring to Blackburn Rovers. He was outstanding in the 1959–60 FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday that Rovers won 2–1, but disappointment followed in the final when already one down Rovers lost Dave Whelan with a broken leg and went on to lose 3–0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leyland later played for Tranmere Rovers (playing 180 League games for them He also managed Wigan Athletic.
Honours Blackburn Rovers FA Cup runner-up: 1959–60
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Who was Harry Leyland?
English footballer (1930-2006)
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Harry Leyland was born on 12 May 1930 in Liverpool.
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Harry Leyland died on 6 December 2006.
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Harry Leyland was an association football player.
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Harry Leyland was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Harry Leyland. https://biography.guide/harry-leyland/
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