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Thread: Ken Leek

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    Ken Leek

    Hopefully a few of the oldies on here remember him. He was slightly built and willowy, even thin, for a centre forward. He was speedy, could score from distance and had that strikers knack of finding space and could score with his head and both feet. His record of 49 goals from 104 appearances between 1961 and 1964 was remarkable and yet he remains one of Blues unsung heroes. Former Leicester team-mate Gordon Banks said of Leek: "He was a terrific player – a great centre forward. He was very elusive and caused a lot of problems for centre halves."
    I first saw him playing for Leicester, in an F.A. Cup Semi-final replay at St. Andrews in 1961. I was stood on the Tilton and he scored an absolute thunderbolt for them to seal the match. You can imagine how delighted I was when he joined Blues a few weeks later. Added to his record of nearly a goal every other match for us in the First Division he also scored two of the three goals to win our first major trophy for 126 years in the League Cup Final against the Villa in 1963. Some player, some hero.

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    I remember him well as his name suggests he was a Welshman , I also recall a time he scored twice in an international
    match and was promptly dropped for the next.
    He never had much pace but seemed to be able to find space and a fine taker of chances.
    Ken and Bob Hatton were the two best I ever saw in "one on one" situations

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