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Les Sealey
Sealey with Manchester United
Personal information
Full name
Leslie Jesse Sealey
Date of birth
(1957-09-29)29 September 1957
Place of birth
Bethnal Green, London, England
Date of death
19 August 2001(2001-08-19) (aged 43)
Place of death
Southend-on-Sea, Essex[1]
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1976–1983
Coventry City
158
(0)
1983–1990
Luton Town
207
(0)
1984
→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
6
(0)
1990
→ Manchester United (loan)
2
(0)
1990–1991
Manchester United
31
(0)
1991–1993
Aston Villa
18
(0)
1992
→ Coventry City (loan)
2
(0)
1992
→ Birmingham City (loan)
12
(0)
1993–1994
Manchester United
0
(0)
1994
Blackpool
7
(0)
1994–1996
West Ham United
2
(0)
1996
Leyton Orient
12
(0)
1996–2001
West Ham United
2
(0)
1998
→ Bury (loan)
0
(0)
Total
459
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Leslie Jesse Sealey (29 September 1957 – 19 August 2001) was an English professional football player and coach.
He played as a goalkeeper, most notably in the top flight for Coventry City, Luton Town, Manchester United, Aston Villa, and West Ham United. He also played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Leyton Orient and Bury.
Following retirement, Sealey was appointed first team goalkeeping coach at West Ham United, a position he was in when he died of a heart attack on 19 August 2001.
^"Soccer: Footballer died house-hunting in Rayleigh". Gazette. 27 August 2001. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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