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Len Shackleton

Sunderland AFC

 5 appearances, 1 goal

P 5 W 4 D 1 L 0 F 11: A 4
90% successful
1948-54

captain: none
minutes played: 450

Timeline
  Leonard Francis Shackleton
Birth 3 May 1922 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in Bradford, June 1922].
Attended Carlton Hill School
Marriage to Marjorie Ainley [b.21 July 1922] [registered in Huddersfield, June 1944].
 

Len Shackleton and Marjorie travelled on the CSS Queen Mary on 13 June 1957 from Southampton to New York. He was living at 12 Dean Street in Newcastle, at the time.

Death 28 November 2000 in Grange-over-Sands, aged 78 years 209 days [registered in Kendal, Westmorland, December 2000].

Source

 Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Biographies The Clown Prince of Soccer: The Len Shackleton Story - Len Shackleton (Sportsmans Book Club, 1956).
The Clown Prince of Soccer?: The Len Shackleton Story - Colin Malam (Highdown, 2004)
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career
Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x
Height/Weight 5' 7½", 11st. 5lbs [1950].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of three who became 672nd players (674) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-left
First match No. 241, 26 September 1948, Denmark 0 England 0, a friendly match at Idrætsparken, København, aged 26 years 146 days.
Last match No. 293, 1 December 1954, England 3 West Germany 1, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 32 years 212 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1950 (provisional party);
British Championship 1948-49, 1949-50, 1954-55;
Team honours British Championship winners 1949-50, 1954-55;
Individual honours England B (one appearance, 1950), England Schoolboy (three appearances, 1936)
Distinctions x

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Apps comp. apps minutes goals ave.min captain
6 5 3 450 1 450 min one none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
5 4 1 0 11 4 +7 1 2 2.2 0.8 90 +4

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 0 1 2.333 1.00 100.0 +3
Away 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 1 1 2.00 0.50 75.0 +1

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 1 2 2.00 0.75 87.5 +3
Red 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Competition Record

Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
British Championship 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 0 1 2.667 1.00 100.0 +3
The 1949-50 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
Friendly 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 1 1 1.50 0.50 75.0 +1

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP/BC 1949-50 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
WCP All 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1948-49 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC/WCP 1949-50 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1954-55 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC All 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 0 1 2.667 1.00 100.0 +3

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 0 1 2.667 1.00 100.0 +3
The 1949-50 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 0 1 2.667 1.00 100.0 +3

Match History
  
 Club: Sunderland A.F.C. - five full appearances (450 min)

manager: Walter Winterbottom - five full appearances (450 min)x


apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 26
1 241 26 September 1948 - Denmark 0 England 0
 Idrætsparken, København		 Fr AD   10
   

one of three who became the 672nd player (674) to appear for England.
the fifteenth Sunderland player to represent England

2 243 10 November 1948 - England 1 Wales 0
Villa Park, Birmingham		 BC HW   10
   

Age 27
3 250 15 October 1949 - Wales 1 England 4
Ninian Park, Cardiff		 WCP
/BC		 AW 35 10
   

B  
one appearance - Netherlands A February 1950.


withdrawn party member - Italy 11 May 1950
254 14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa tour AW withdrawn
party member
B  
withdrawn party member - Netherlands 17 May 1950
255 18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4, Stade du Heysel, Bruxelles   AW  
B  
withdrawn party member  - Luxembourg 21 May 1950
England's selectors announced on May 9, two party's (A and B) of 14 players each, for two separate tours. Of the 28 names, twelve did not make it to the final World Cup party, including Len Shackleton.
  

Age 32
4 292 10 November 1954 - England 3 Wales 2
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HW   10
5 293 1 December 1954 - England 3 West Germany 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW   10
   


  
 		  
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