Mick Leach | |
Fullname: | Michael John Christopher Leach |
Birth Date: | 16 January 1947 |
Birth Place: | Hackney, England |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1964–1978 |
Years2: | 1978 |
Years3: | 1978–1979 |
Clubs3: | Cambridge United |
Caps1: | 313 |
Caps2: | 23 |
Caps3: | 19 |
Goals1: | 61 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Michael Leach (16 January 1947 – 11 January 1992) was a footballer with Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s and 1970s.
He made over 300 Football League appearances for QPR.[1] His first league appearance for them was in 1964–65, and his final league game with QPR was in 1977–78.[2] His final appearance was in a 3rd round F.A. Cup tie versus Wealdstone on 7 January 1978 played at Loftus Road.
In 1978, he moved to the USA to play in the North American Soccer League with the Detroit Express, making 23 appearances for them.[3]
He died from cancer in 1992.