Les Slatter
Leslie Arthur Heber Slatter (22 November 1931 – September 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Luton Town and York City, in non-League football for Mount Pleasant YC and Scarborough, in Northern Ireland for Crusaders (scoring 10 goals in his sole season),[3] and was on the books of Aston Villa without making a league appearance.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Arthur Heber Slatter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, Berkshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | September 2023 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Luton, Bedfordshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Mount Pleasant YC | |||
| 1949– | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1952–1953 | Crusaders | (5) | |
| 1953–1954 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | York City | 13 | (0) |
| 1955– | Scarborough | 130+ ? | |
| Total | 14 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Slatter made 172 consecutive appearances for Scarborough between 1955 and 1959 in all competitions, which was a club record.
Slatter died in Luton in September 2023, at the age of 91.[4]
References
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 566. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
- Crusaders Official Programme Vol. 14, No. 15, 14 April 2002
- "Les Slatter 1931–2023". Luton Town Football Club. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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