Wilfred Leonard Quested (9 January 1925 – 20 August 2012) was an English footballer. Quested played one match for England B as well as being selected as a travelling reserve for a Full International for England. In 1957 he moved to Australia where he played for the Sydney clubs Auburn and Hakoah. He also played in an unofficial match for Australia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Leonard Quested | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Folkestone, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 August 2012 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Buderim, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945 | HMS Golden Hind | (25) | |
| 1946 | North Shore | ||
| 1946–1947 | Folkestone Town | ||
| 1947–1951 | Fulham | 175 | (6) |
| 1951–1957 | Huddersfield Town | 220 | (8) |
| 1957–1963 | Auburn | ||
| 1963 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs | ||
| 1965 | Awaba | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964 | Cumberland United | ||
| 1966–1967 | Cumberland United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life
editQuested's son Gary also became a soccer player and got to play twice for Australia. Len Quested settled in Kuluin, a suburb of Maroochydore on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. He died on 20 August 2012.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Len Quested Tribute". Daily Telegraph. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
External links
edit- Career statistics, OzFootball
- Ivan Ponting: "Len Quested: Footballer both feared and fearless", The Independent,. 16 October 2012
- "Obituary:Len Quested", YorkshireLive, 16 October 2012