Don Leeson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDon Leeson
English footballer
Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1935
Place of Birth: Askern, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 15-Feb-2009
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Don Leeson
- Donald Leeson (25 August 1935 – 15 February 2009) was an English football goalkeeper who spent his entire professional career at Barnsley, where he played just over 100 first-team games. Leeson, a native of Askern, South Yorkshire, signed a professional contract with Barnsley in 1954, and made his first-team debut for the Tykes during the 1956–57 season.
- He left Oakwell in 1961 to become a police officer in Grimsby.
- He continued to play football for several local non-league teams, and also represented the national police football team. He retired from the police force in 1984, and died on 15 February 2009 following a long battle with lung cancer.
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