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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Won %! | ||||
| Ipswich Town (Caretaker) |  |
24 November 1968 | 12 January 1969 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.9 |
| Colchester United | |
1 February 1983 | 10 April 1986 | 173 | 71 | 46 | 56 | 41 |
Honours
Individual
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2010[5]
References
- 1 2 Cyril Lea at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- ↑ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. p. 172. ISBN 1-85983-515-5.
- ↑ "League Managers Association". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Managerial stats at soccerbase". Archived from the original on 9 January 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ↑ "Four Town players in Hall of Fame". East Anglian Daily Times. 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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