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Fred Leamon

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before taking up football professionally. He joined Newport County in February 1946, and scored a remarkable 23 goals in 16 unofficial wartime matches for them. On the resumption of League football in the summer of 1946 he played just four games for Newport, scoring three times, before moving to
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Bristol Rovers. He scored 21 goals in 43 League games during a three-year spell with
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As well as playing football, Leamon was an accomplished bowls player, representing
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over twenty times in international competitions, despite being born in
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The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998
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Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players
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Saint Clement, Jersey
London
England
Centre forward
Bath City
Newport County
Bristol Rovers
Brighton & Hove Albion
Chippenham Town
footballer
The Football League
Newport County
Bristol Rovers
Brighton & Hove Albion
bowls
Royal Marines
commando
non-League
Bath City
1949–50
Chippenham Town
Wales
Jersey
security guard
BBC
heart attack
St Paul's Cathedral
wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana
St Paul's Cathedral

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