Terry Ledgerton

Terence Ledgerton (7 October 1930 – December 2004) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford and Millwall as an outside left.

Playing career

Brentford Ledgerton began his career as a youth in his native Liverpool with spells at St. Dominic's and Huyton. He also represented a Liverpool FA Youth XI. Ledgerton moved on to join the youth team at Second Division club Brentford as an amateur in 1949. He established himself as a first team regular during the 1952–53 season and made 31 appearances.

Millwall Ledgerton joined Third Division South club Millwall in May 1954, in an exchange deal for George Stobbart.

Clacton Town Ledgerton dropped into non-League football and joined Eastern Counties League club Clacton Town during the 1955 off-season. He bagged 30 goals during the 1955–56 season to set a new goalscoring record at the club and beat his own record by scoring 31 goals in the 1956–57 season, winning the East Anglian Cup. Ledgerton was an integral part of the best years in the club's existence, firing in the goals which led the club to be accepted into the Southern League South-East Division, its highest ever placing in the league pyramid. After suffering relegation at the 1958–59 season, the club won the 1959–60 Southern League First Division title. Ledgerton played for Clacton into the 1960s.

Personal life Ledgerton's grandson, Matt Waters, also became a footballer and is F.C. Clacton's all-time leading goalscorer.

Career statistics

Honours Clacton Town East Anglian Cup: 1956–57 Southern Football League First Division: 1959–60