Arthur Leonard Bamford (1879–1950), known as Arthur Leonard, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath and Stoke.
Career Leonard, then known by his original surname of Bamford, signed for Leicester Fosse in 1895, but walked out on them. After playing for Rushden Town and Sheppey United, Small Heath spotted Leonard playing for Glentoran and signed him on the spot for a fee of £120. However, representatives of Leicester recognised him as their absent player, and when questioned as to the facts, he disappeared again. Persuaded to return to Birmingham, he admitted to being Bamford, and the matter was settled by Small Heath paying Leicester a further £20 to complete the transfer. In 1902–03 he was the club's top scorer with 16 goals.
Leonard then joined Stoke in January 1904 and played 14 matches in two seasons scoring three goals. After a short spell in Scotland with St Bernard's he moved to the Southern League with Clapton Orient, Plymouth Argyle before ending his career with Reading.
While a Glentoran player, Leonard played three times for the Irish League representative team.
Career statistics Source:
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeicester Fosse1897–98Second Division000000Small Heath1901–02First Division206002061902–03Second Division32161033161903–04First Division16321184Total6825317126Stoke1903–04First Division103001031904–05First Division400040Total14300143Clapton Orient1906–07Second Division37720397Plymouth Argyle1907–08Southern League3610213811Career total155457216247
References
External links Arthur Leonard profile at greensonscreen.co.uk