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Leslie Balcombe (1914 – 19 December 1938) was an English footballer of the 1930s. Born in Lambeth, he joined Gillingham from Tunbridge Wells Rangers in 1934 and went on to make 14 appearances for the club in The Football League, scoring one goal. He left to join Ashford Town (Kent) in 1937.^[1]^[2]

Balcombe joined the Royal Engineers and rose to the rank of Lance Sergeant. He died in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone after an accident in Chatham, Kent, where his motorcycle collided with a pedestrian. An inquest blamed the accident on poor lighting.^[3]

References

^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
^ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 118. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
^ "R.E. Sergeant's Road Death – Poor Street Lighting Ascribed as Cause of Fatal Collision". Chatham News. 13 January 1939. Retrieved 24 November 2019. The deceased, who was a well-known Gillingham, Ashford, and Folkestone footballer, died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone, on Monday, December 19th

External links

Leslie Balcombe at Find a Grave

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[triggs-1] Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.

[2] Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 118. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.

[3] "R.E. Sergeant's Road Death – Poor Street Lighting Ascribed as Cause of Fatal Collision". Chatham News. 13 January 1939. Retrieved 24 November 2019. The deceased, who was a well-known Gillingham, Ashford, and Folkestone footballer, died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone, on Monday, December 19th

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-'''Stanley Leslie Balcombe''' (born 1904, died 1938) was an English professional [[association football]] player of the 1930s.  Born in [[Lambeth]], he joined [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] from [[Tunbridge Wells Rangers F.C.|Tunbridge Wells Rangers]] in 1934 and went on to make 14 appearances for the club in [[The Football League]], scoring one goal.  He left to join [[Ashford Town F.C. (Kent)|Ashford Town]] in 1937.<ref name="triggs">{{cite book |   first=Roger|last= Triggs |   title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club|   publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd |   year=2001|   isbn=0-7524-2243-X|page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book  | last =  Brown  | first = Tony  | coauthors =   | title = The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record  | publisher = Soccerdata  | year = 2003  | isbn = 1-899468-20-X   | page =118}}</ref>
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+'''Leslie Balcombe''' (1914 – 19 December 1938) was an English [[association football|footballer]] of the 1930s. Born in [[Lambeth]], he joined [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] from [[Tunbridge Wells Rangers F.C.|Tunbridge Wells Rangers]] in 1934 and went on to make 14 appearances for the club in [[The Football League]], scoring one goal. He left to join [[Ashford Town F.C. (Kent)|Ashford Town (Kent)]] in 1937.<ref name="triggs">{{cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001|   isbn=0-7524-2243-X|page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last =  Brown  | first = Tony|title = The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record| publisher = Soccerdata  | date = 2003  | isbn = 1-899468-20-X   | page =118}}</ref>
+Balcombe joined the [[Royal Engineers]] and rose to the rank of Lance Sergeant. He died in the Royal Victoria Hospital, [[Folkestone]] after an accident in [[Chatham, Kent]], where his motorcycle collided with a pedestrian. An inquest blamed the accident on poor lighting.<ref>{{cite news |title=R.E. Sergeant's Road Death – Poor Street Lighting Ascribed as Cause of Fatal Collision. |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001454/19390113/244/0011 |accessdate=24 November 2019 |work=Chatham News |date=13 January 1939 |url-access=subscription|quote= The deceased, who was a well-known Gillingham, Ashford, and Folkestone footballer, died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone, on Monday, December 19th}}</ref>
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-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1938
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-[[Category:1904 births]]
+[[Category:1914 births]]
-[[Category:English footballers]]
+[[Category:1938 deaths]]
+[[Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth]]
 [[Category:People from Lambeth]]
+[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
+[[Category:English men's footballers]]
 [[Category:Gillingham F.C. players]]
-[[Category:Ashford Town F.C. (Kent) players]]
+[[Category:Ashford United F.C. players]]
-[[Category:The Football League players]]
+[[Category:English Football League players]]
 [[Category:Tunbridge Wells F.C. players]]
-[[Category:1938 deaths]]
+[[Category:Date of birth missing]]
+[[Category:Royal Engineers soldiers]]
+[[Category:20th-century British Army personnel]]
+[[Category:Road incident deaths in England]]
+[[Category:Motorcycle road incident deaths]]
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