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Len Quested

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Len Quested
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Leonard Quested
Date of birth (1925-01-09)9 January 1925
Place of birth Folkestone, England
Date of death 20 August 2012(2012-08-20) (aged 87)
Place of death Buderim, Queensland, Australia
Position(s) Full-back, midfielder
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

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.

Life

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Quested'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

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  1. ^ "Len Quested Tribute". Daily Telegraph. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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