Terry Ledgerton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Ledgerton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | December 2004 (aged 74)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Colchester, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker, left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Dominic's | |||
| Huyton | |||
| 1949–1951 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1954 | Brentford | 40 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | Millwall | 6 | (0) |
| 1955–196? | Clacton Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Terence "Terry" Ledgerton (7 October 1930 – December 2004) was an English football striker and winger who played in the Football League for Brentford and Millwall.
Playing career
Brentford
Ledgerton began his career as a youth in his native Liverpool with spells at St. Dominic’s and Huyton.[2] He also represented a Liverpool FA Youth XI. Ledgerton moved on to join the youth team at Division Two side Brentford as an amateur in 1949.[2] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with West London rivals Queens Park Rangers on 9 February 1952.[3] He established himself as a first team regular during the 1952–53 season, making 31 appearances.[4] His appearances tailed off during the 1953–54 season and he departed the club in the summer of 1954.[4]
Millwall
Ledgerton joined Division Three South side Millwall in the summer of 1954. He made just 8 appearances for the club before departing at the end of the 1954–55 season.[5][6]
Clacton Town
Ledgerton dropped into non-league football and joined Eastern Counties League side Clacton Town in the summer of 1955.[6] 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.[6] 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.[6] Suffering relegation in the 1958–59 season, the club won the 1959–60 Southern League Division One title. Ledgerton played for Clacton into the 1960s.[6]
Personal life
Ledgerton's grandson, Matt Waters, also became a footballer and is F.C. Clacton's all-time leading goalscorer.[6]
Honours
- East Anglian Cup: 1956–57[6]
- Southern Football League Division One: 1959–60[6]
References
- 1 2 "Terry Ledgerton". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- 1 2 "September 1952". Bluecorrespondent.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- 1 2 "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- ↑ "Season%2054-55". millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Hall of Fame entry #5 - Terry Ledgerton - Hall of Fame". FC Clacton. Retrieved 2014-07-28.