Billy Leech
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Leech | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 November 1934 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newcastle White Star | |||
| Newcastle Swifts | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1899 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | (2) |
| 1899–1900 | Burslem Port Vale | 26 | (1) |
| 1900–1902 | Stoke | 46 | (2) |
| 1903–1906 | Plymouth Argyle | 137 | (7) |
| 1906–1910 | Leicester Fosse | 84 | (3) |
| Total | 297 | (15) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Leech (15 July 1875 – 24 November 1934) was an English footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale, Leicester Fosse, Plymouth Argyle, Stoke and Tottenham Hotspur. He made over 300 competitive appearances in a career lasting over 11 years. A left-half, his greatest achievement was to help Leicester to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1906–07.