About Len Millard
Lived 1919 – 1997 (aged 78). Len Millard was a British association football player.
Leonard Millard (7 March 1919 – 15 March 1997) was an English footballer who played the majority of his career at left back.
Biography Millard was born in Coseley, Staffordshire and joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in May 1937. He turned professional in September 1942, having already made his debut during the previous month against Northampton Town in the Football League South. He later became club captain, leading the club to a 3–2 victory over Preston North End in the 1954 FA Cup final at Wembley. He made a total of 476 appearances for Albion. In 1989, he had a leg amputated and he died in Coseley in 1997.
Honours West Bromwich Albion FA Cup: 1953–54
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Who was Len Millard?
English footballer (1919-1997)
When was Len Millard born?
Len Millard was born on 7 March 1919 in Coseley.
When did Len Millard die?
Len Millard died on 15 March 1997 in Coseley.
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Len Millard was an association football player.
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Len Millard was British.
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