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English footballer

Larry May
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Charles May
Date of birth (1958-12-26) 26 December 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Warren
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1983 Leicester City 187 (12)
1978 → New England Tea Men (loan) 4 (0)
1983–1987 Barnsley 122 (3)
1987–1988 Sheffield Wednesday 31 (1)
1988–1989 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 (3)
Total 368 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lawrence Charles May (born 26 December 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender, making over 350 career appearances.

Career

Born in Sutton Coldfield, May played for Warren, Leicester City, New England Tea Men, Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion.

May was signed by Leicester City after playing youth football in Birmingham, and made his first-team debut at the age of 17. He suffered an injury and was sent to American team New England Tea Men for experience, but suffered a further injury whilst there. He turned professional the year before Gary Lineker, with Lineker being tasked with cleaning May's playing boots. May scored the only goal of the game as Leicester beat Leyton Orient to win the Second Division championship. He moved to Barnsley in August 1983 after losing his place in the first-team following a suspension. The transfer was for Barnsley's then-record fee of £150,000.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Larry May". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. Larry May at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  5. "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com.
  6. ^ "Former Player Remembers: Larry May". www.lcfc.com.
  7. "Former Player Remembers: Larry May". www.lcfc.com.
  8. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 146.
1986–87 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year


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