Cyril Lea
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-08-05) 5 August 1934
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bradley Rangers
1957–1964 Leyton Orient 205 (0)
1964–1968 Ipswich Town 107 (2)
International career
1965 Wales 2 (0)
Managerial career
1968–1969 Ipswich Town (caretaker)
1983–1986 Colchester United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyril Lea (born 5 August 1934) is a Welsh former footballer. He was born in Wrexham, and was capped on two occasions by Wales.[1]

He played for Leyton Orient and Ipswich Town,[1] and was responsible for team selection at Portman Road for two months between the departure of Bill McGarry and the arrival of Bobby Robson.[2]

Lea later became manager of Colchester United,[3] and was in charge at Layer Road between February 1983 and April 1986.[4]

Managerial statistics

Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWon %!
Ipswich Town (Caretaker) England 24 November 1968 12 January 1969 730442.9
Colchester United England 1 February 1983 10 April 1986 17371465641

Honours

Ipswich Town

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Cyril Lea at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. ↑ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. p. 172. ISBN 1-85983-515-5.
  3. ↑ "League Managers Association". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Managerial stats at soccerbase
  5. ↑ "Four Town players in Hall of Fame". East Anglian Daily Times. 17 April 2010.


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