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Stuart Leary

LenGlover
LenGlover Posts: 31,723
edited May 2011 in General Charlton

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http://stuartleary.com/index.html

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  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,780
    Great find Len.

    Love the 1st clause of his contract!

    Obviously never saw him play (can't even recall any footage) but 163 goals for any club is something quite special.
  • bloodnut
    bloodnut Posts: 2,146
    nice one len, very interesting read and some great old pics (love the old pics) what a life he had eh!
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,276
    only ever saw him play cricket for Kent at Blackheath.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,156
    Saw him score in my first ever Charlton match in '62.

    Found dead on table mountain SA from an apparent suicide.

    A Charlton legend without doubt
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Great find...
  • StrikerFirmani
    StrikerFirmani Posts: 2,758
    Saw him over a number of seasons, he was an excellent player and one we let go before we should have. 
  • east terrace peanuts
    east terrace peanuts Posts: 486
    Probably one of the most stylish players that I've seen play for the club; had so much time on the ball and despite playing deep one of our top scorers. Also a lovely bloke, always had time to talk either at the cricket or after the game at the Valley in the bar under the old stand. His autograph wasn't worth much as he was always ready to sign.  It was a shame about how he left......
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,708
    Stuart Leary and Johnny Summers made a formidable goalscoring partnership - both great players and both died in tragic circumstances - remember them well.
  • Deadred
    Deadred Posts: 1,514
    Endorse Lancs Lads remarks. From what I recall Leary was more of the deep lying latter day Ian St John (Liverpool) type of Centre Forward with plenty of guile, whilst Summers (my boyhood hero albeit ex Millwall!) barrel chested great left foot and a more bustling type of striker at outside left or centre forward like Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal & Newcastle).
  • sporaddick
    sporaddick Posts: 430
    What an excellent site - that first contract is very interesting!

    Thanks for posting it on here!

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  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,396
    Really enjoyed this site.Watched my first game in Feb 1950 and Stuart and Eddie Firmani came over about that time as teenagers.
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,427
    great stuff. thanks for posting
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 12,039
    Certainly a Charlton legend. He was coming to the end of his Charlton career when I started going. After Charlton/Kent I believe he went back to SA and coached cricket to youngsters. A SA friend of mine told me he was his cricket coach. 
  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,286
    only ever saw him play cricket for Kent at Blackheath.
    Me too.  Took an amazing catch.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,723
    Thought I'd bump this as last seen 3 years ago. Came across it again reading some cricket stuff.

    http://stuartleary.com/index.html
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,708
    thanks Len, remember him scoring at Derby on a very muddy pitch when the ball just rolled over the line, 0-1 I think
  • Warren
    Warren Posts: 41
    Quite a random bump, but this link (http://stuartleary.com/index.html) is not working for me.
    Can anyone help me please? :)

    I'm a South African Charlton fan, and I was hoping to find more information about Stuart Leary's career.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,752
    edited March 2016
    Here's his contract from 1955, £15 a week!

  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,752
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,487
    DaveMehmet said:

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    Stolen Property, give it back at once : - )

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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,752
    Henry Irving said:

    DaveMehmet said:

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    Stolen Property, give it back at once : - )
    Liberated
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,487
    edited March 2016
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,487
    image

    Visual summary of his career

  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    One of the best players I have seen playing for Charlton him and Eddie Firmani were a great partnership.
    I think he was a player ahead of his time, there were very few deep lying centre forwards in those days.
    I think it also showed what a great manager Jimmy Seed was to find all these great South African players, very good piece on him in VOTV
  • Welly
    Welly Posts: 493
    My favourite player.
  • Redvaliant
    Redvaliant Posts: 524
    Proud to say was named after him.
  • Warren
    Warren Posts: 41
    DaveMehmet said:

    Here's his contract from 1955, £15 a week!

    Thanks for sharing that :)
  • Warren
    Warren Posts: 41
    Henry Irving said:

    image

    Visual summary of his career

    Thanks :) Are there any other of these "Valley Heroes" pieces?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,487

    Yes, about 23
  • Warren
    Warren Posts: 41
    Johnnysummers5 said:

    One of the best players I have seen playing for Charlton him and Eddie Firmani were a great partnership.
    I think he was a player ahead of his time, there were very few deep lying centre forwards in those days.
    I think it also showed what a great manager Jimmy Seed was to find all these great South African players, very good piece on him in VOTV

    I know, it seems crazy that in a time where you had to travel by ship from England to SA that he managed to find a player like Leary!

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