Les Barrett

Les Barrett Position: Midfielder

Bio

During the season of 1981-82 Les Barrett joined our club after featuring for many seasons in the Fulham side including one FA Cup Final appearance in 1975 against West Ham United at Wembley.

Les made 58 appearances and netted five goals, one of them being in the 1-1 draw at Scarborough in the FA Trophy. Les Barrett in his Fulham days was described as a natural and skilful winger with ‘electric’ speed. Brought up on the East Hill Estate in Wandsworth he made his debut in January 1966 in an attacking forward line that also included Allan Clarke, and Steve Earle, winning an under 23 international cap against Greece a year later.

There was some talk of Manchester United signing him when the Cottagers slumped into Division Three, but Fulham recovered and he became top scorer for the West London club in 1970-71 season, and then of course he picked up an FA Cup runners up medal following Fulham’s 2-0 defeat in 1975. He made nearly 500 appearances for his club before signing for Millwall in October 1977. After a brief spell in the United States he joined Slough Town in August 1981, and after moving on to Woking as player coach he retired from the game at the age of 39.

One well remembered goal from Les Barrett was the equaliser against Scarborough at the McCain Stadium in the FA Trophy in front of a crowd of 3273. Unfortunately that 1-1 draw was followed by a 2-1 home loss on the following Tuesday, a considerable disappointment for the 1616 fans who turned up on a bleak wet evening with hopes of making further progress in the competition that was thrown away by poor defending.

Les was the third-all-time record appearances for Fulham of 487 starts and 4 substitutions.

He scored a total of 90 goals for the club, and was the teams top scorer in Fulham's Third Division promotion season of 1970-1971, with 15 goals. He was a fan-favourite at Fulham, and now lives a quiet life running a small market garden in Earlsfield. Whilst at Fulham he played in the 1975 FA Cup Final.


Mens

First Appearance Appearances First Goal Goals
08-08-1981 vs Wycombe Wanderers 58 25-08-1981 vs Boreham Wood 5

History

Match Date Home Score Away Competition Goals Cards
01-05-1982 Tooting 3-0 Slough Town League Match report
24-04-1982 Bromley 4-0 Slough Town League Match report
20-04-1982 Slough Town 0-2 Hendon League Match report
17-04-1982 Leytonstone Ilford 2-1 Slough Town League Match report
15-04-1982 Slough Town 2-0 Sutton United League Match report
10-04-1982 Harlow Town 1-1 Slough Town League Match report
03-04-1982 Slough Town 1-0 Staines Town League Match report
01-04-1982 Bishop's Stortford 1-2 Slough Town League Match report
30-03-1982 Slough Town 3-2 Carshalton Ath League Match report
27-03-1982 Walthamstow 4-1 Slough Town League Match report
20-03-1982 Slough Town 4-1 Walthamstow League Match report
16-03-1982 Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 Slough Town League Match report
13-03-1982 Slough Town 0-1 Billericay Town League Match report
06-03-1982 Slough Town 0-1 Hungerford Town B&B Senior Cup Match report
02-03-1982 Slough Town 1-2 Scarborough FA Trophy Match report
27-02-1982 Scarborough 1-1 Slough Town FA Trophy Match report
16-02-1982 Slough Town 4-1 Hayes League Match report
13-02-1982 Slough Town 2-0 Harlow Town League Match report
08-02-1982 Harrow Borough 2-2 Slough Town League Match report
06-02-1982 Slough Town 1-0 Rossendale FA Trophy Match report
02-02-1982 Slough Town 2-0 Aylesbury United B&B Senior Cup Match report
30-01-1982 Barking 0-0 Slough Town League Match report
26-01-1982 Aylesbury United 0-0 Slough Town B&B Senior Cup Match report
23-01-1982 Slough Town 0-0 Croydon League Match report
19-01-1982 Slough Town 4-2 Bath City FA Trophy Match report
05-01-1982 Slough Town 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers Hennessey Cup Match report
02-01-1982 Staines Town 2-4 Slough Town League Match report
05-12-1981 Billericay Town 0-1 Slough Town League Match report
28-11-1981 Slough Town 0-1 Dulwich Hamlet League Match report
24-11-1981 Slough Town 6-0 Didcot Town B&B Senior Cup Match report
21-11-1981 Dulwich Hamlet 2-4 Slough Town League Match report
17-11-1981 Hendon 0-0 Slough Town League Match report
14-11-1981 Slough Town 4-0 Bishop's Stortford League Match report
07-11-1981 Slough Town 0-3 Hitchin Town League Match report
03-11-1981 Hayes 2-1 Slough Town League Match report
31-10-1981 Sutton United 2-1 Slough Town League Match report
27-10-1981 Slough Town 3-3 Wycombe Wanderers League Match report
24-10-1981 Slough Town 1-0 Leatherhead League Match report
20-10-1981 Woking 1-1 Slough Town League Match report
17-10-1981 Croydon 1-1 Slough Town League Match report
13-10-1981 Slough Town 3-2 Boreham Wood League Match report
10-10-1981 Slough Town 1-0 Leytonstone Ilford League Match report
06-10-1981 Leatherhead 0-0 Slough Town League Match report
03-10-1981 Slough Town 1-5 Wokingham Town FA Cup Match report
29-09-1981 Slough Town 3-0 Windsor & Eton Hennessey Cup Match report
22-09-1981 Slough Town 1-1 Harrow Borough League Match report
19-09-1981 Slough Town 2-1 Chalfont St Peter FA Cup Match report
15-09-1981 Hitchin Town 0-4 Slough Town League Match report
12-09-1981 Slough Town 1-3 Bromley League Match report
08-09-1981 Slough Town 4-2 Wootton BC FA Cup Match report
05-09-1981 Wootton BC 2-2 Slough Town FA Cup Match report
31-08-1981 Harwich 0-1 Slough Town Hennessey Cup Match report
29-08-1981 Slough Town 0-0 Barking League Match report
25-08-1981 Boreham Wood 1-1 Slough Town League Match report
22-08-1981 Slough Town 5-2 Tooting League Match report
18-08-1981 Slough Town 0-0 Woking League Match report
15-08-1981 Carshalton Ath 1-2 Slough Town League Match report
08-08-1981 Slough Town 1-3 Wycombe Wanderers Drinkwise Trophy Match report

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