| Leo Loftus | |
| Fullname: | Joseph Leo Loftus |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in[1] |
| Position: | Inside left |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Ferryhill, England |
| Death Place: | Durham Central, England |
| Youthclubs1: | Chilton Lane United, Cornforth United |
| Clubs1: | Bishop Auckland |
| Years2: | 19??–1925 |
| Clubs2: | Willington |
| Years3: | 1925–1926 |
| Clubs3: | Stockport County |
| Years4: | 1926–1929 |
| Clubs4: | South Shields |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 1929–1932 |
| Clubs5: | Nottingham Forest |
| Caps5: | 54 |
| Goals5: | 14 |
| Years6: | 1932–1935 |
| Clubs6: | Bristol City |
| Caps6: | 93 |
| Goals6: | 29 |
| Years7: | 1935–1935 |
| Clubs7: | Gillingham |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1935–1936 |
| Clubs8: | Burton Town |
| Caps8: | ?? |
| Goals8: | 31 |
| Years9: | 1936–1937 |
| Clubs9: | Barrow |
| Caps9: | 27 |
| Goals9: | 9 |
Joseph Leo Loftus (24 January 1906 – 23 October 1992) was an English footballer who played as an inside left. He made over 200 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.[2] [3]
Loftus played locally for Chilton Lane United and Cornforth United before joining Bishop Auckland. Loftus moved to Willington and played as an amateur for Stockport County.[3] Loftus joined South Shields in July 1926. He moved on to Nottingham Forest in 1929. Bob Hewison signed Loftus for £100 in June 1932 for Bristol City.[4] [5] Loftus moved to Gillingham in August 1935. Loftus briefly dropped into non league football with Burton Town in October 1935 where he scored 31 goals in 1935–36.[3] Loftus returned to League football joining Barrow in June 1936. In 1936–37 he made 27 appearances scoring 9 goals with 8 goals coming in an 18-match spell from January onwards after an indifferent start to the campaign.[3]