CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Centre Back

1925 ๐ 1 | โ 1 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #311 |
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1925 | Youth |
๐ 1 | โ
1 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #311 |
๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 |
Cards ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 |
Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |

CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Leslie Arthur Dennington

Personal Profile
Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 January 1903 | West Bromwich ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

Aston Villa Youth 1924-25
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
Dartmouth Council School ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
West Bromwich Sandwell ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Wellington St. Georgeโs ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Wolseley Motors FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1924-25 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924-25 | December 1924 | 21 | Youth | Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Played Under

Managers
George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ 1925 ๐ 1 | โ 1 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 |
Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Honours

Villa Honours
Played for the Villa
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Debut

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1924-25 | ๐ฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Debut | Manager |
---|---|---|
1924-25 | ๐ฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Goals

โฝ Goals Scored | First Goal Game |
---|---|
0 |
Competition | Match | Scorer(s) |
---|
Assists
๐ฅ Assists | First Assist Game |
---|---|
0 |
Competition Summary | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
---|
Goalkeeping Statistics
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Final

Season | Final Game | Manager |
---|---|---|
1924-25 | ๐ฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1924-25 | ๐ฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Career Summary

Seasons | Games | Starts | Substitute | Unused | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Games | Points per Game | Won | Drew | Lost | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Yellow Card | Red Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0 | 0 |
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Cup Record

FA Cup | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

FA Cup Matches | Round |
---|
League Cup | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

League Cup Matches | Round |
---|
Europe | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
European Cup | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

European Matches | Competition |
---|
Other | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Other Matches | Competition |
---|
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
League Record

League | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Premier League | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

Premier League Matches | Competition |
---|
First Division | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

First Division Matches | Competition |
---|---|
๐ฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road | Division One |
Championship | Starts | Substitutes | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

Championship Matches | Competition |
---|
Second Division | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvements |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

Second Division Matches | Competition |
---|
Third Division | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

Third Division Matches | Competition |
---|
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Competition Record by Season

All Comps | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924-25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |



League | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924-25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
FA Cup | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
League Cup | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

Europe | Games | Starts | Substitute | Goals | Games per Goal | Assists | Involvements | Games per Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
All European statistics exclude Intertoto Cup games
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Season Performance

Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924-25 | D1 | 15th | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
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Season | Division | Position | Age | Games | Won | Drew | Loss | Points per Game | Win % | Draw % | Loss % | Unbeaten | Booking | Sending off | Games per Card |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Loans Out

Loans
None
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1925-26 | July 1925 | 22 | Free | Reading ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
1925-29 Reading ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division South, Second Division
1928-31 Exeter City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division South
1931-32 Coventry City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division South
Retired aged 29
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Quotes

CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Biography

Player #311 for Aston Villa, Leslie Arthur Dennington, known as Les Dennington, played as a centre back for the club.
Les played for Villa in 1924-25 making just one appearance.
Les was born in West Bromwich, just 6 miles from Villa Park, on 4 January 1903 and he made his single appearance for Villa on 7 February 1925 aged 22.
Villa had signed Les from Wolseley Motors FC in December 1924 and he moved to Reading in July 1925 after just 8 months and 1 appearance with the club.
Les had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Les passed away in 1980 aged 77.
Died
1980, Aged 77
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Starts

1
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Substitute Appearances

0
Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
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CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Cards Received

๐จ
0
๐ฅ
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
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CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |
Matches

CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |


Game #1287
๐ฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
Manager: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Jack Fowler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sunderland
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Season | 1924-25 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #1261 |
Saturday, 7 February 1925
Division One
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 2' |
Assist(s) | Dicky York | 2' |
Teams

GK Cyril Spiers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Les Dennington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Muldoon | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |

Mercer
Goodall
Shaw
Steel
Wilson
Watson
Walters
Brown
Wilson
Stephenson
Smith
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Les Dennington
โฝ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Dicky York
๐ฅ
| 12' Goal, 1-1, (Huddersfield Town), Brown
๐ | HT Huddersfield Town 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-2, (Huddersfield Town), Brown
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-3, (Huddersfield Town), Stevenson
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-4, (Huddersfield Town), Brown
๐ | FT Huddersfield Town 4-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Billy Walker scored his third goal in two as Villa take a 2' lead at league leaders and reigning champions Huddersfield but from there the contest ends as the home team dispatch Villa with ease.
Villa lose for the fifth time in seven League games winning once to make it seven wins, eleven draws and nine defeats in twenty seven division one games.
Meanwhile, centre back Les Dennington made his sole appearance for Villa aged 22 after having joined from Wolseley Motors FC in December 1924 before moving on to Reading in July 1925.