Larry May (footballer)

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

Larry May
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Charles May[1]
Date of birth (1958-12-26) 26 December 1958
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Sutton Coldfield, May played for Warren, Leicester City, New England Tea Men, Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1][2][3][4]

May was signed by Leicester City after playing youth football in Birmingham, and made his first-team debut at the age of 17.[5] He suffered an injury and was sent to American team New England Tea Men for experience, but suffered a further injury whilst there.[5] He turned professional the year before Gary Lineker, with Lineker being tasked with cleaning May's playing boots.[5] May scored the only goal of the game as Leicester beat Leyton Orient to win the Second Division championship.[5] He moved to Barnsley in August 1983 after losing his place in the first-team following a suspension.[5] The transfer was for Barnsley's then-record fee of £150,000.[6]

References
  1. "Larry May". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. Larry May at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com.
  5. "Former Player Remembers: Larry May". www.lcfc.com.
  6. "Former Player Remembers: Larry May". www.lcfc.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.