Les Cartwright

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Aberdare
Date Of Birth
March 4, 1952
Age
73
Games Played
88
-
Per Game
Games Started
67
0.8
Per Game
Minutes
6538
74.3
Per Game
Goals
7
0.1
Per Game
Assists
5
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Another product of the club’s youth scheme in the late 1960s, the talented Welsh winger came to prominence in the FA Youth Cup run in 1970. He took time to break through to the first team and despite scoring on his debut as a substitute at Leicester and winning seven Welsh caps (five at City) he never became a regular. In 1977 he was released and moved to Wrexham with whom he enjoyed European club football during a five-year stay. Later he played for Cambridge United and Worcester City before taking over a post office at Wolvey, Leicestershire.

Football League First Division (England)
1976-1977
Coventry City
19
11
8
1160′
1 (0)
1975-1976
Coventry City
15
13
2
1124′
1 (0)
1974-1975
Coventry City
11
9
2
877′
1
1973-1974
Coventry City
22
17
5
1674′
2 (0)
67
50
17
4835′
0
0
0
4 (0)
1
0
FA Cup (England)
1976-1977
Coventry City
1
0
1
50′
1975-1976
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1974-1975
Coventry City
1
0
1
28′
1973-1974
Coventry City
6
4
2
493′
4
11
7
4
841′
0
0
0
0 (0)
4
0
League Cup (England)
1976-1977
Coventry City
3
3
232′
1 (0)
1973-1974
Coventry City
5
5
450′
1 (0)
8
8
0
682′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
The Texaco Cup (England)
1973-1974
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
2
2
0
180′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Totals:
88
67
21
6538′
0
0
0
7 (0)
5
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1976-1977
Football League First Division 1976-1977
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
L 0:1
20`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
23`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
10`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 1:1
21`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 2:3
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 3:1
18`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 3:1
45`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
D 1:1
16`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
17`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1976-1977
FA Cup 1976-1977
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:1
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 1:0
50`
League Cup 1976-1977
League Cup 1976-1977
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 0:3
52`
1
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
W 0:1
90`
Football League First Division 1975-1976
Football League First Division 1975-1976
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 4:1
12`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 0:3
45`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
D 1:1
52`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 1:0
25`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:0
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Everton
A
W 1:4
FA Cup 1975-1976
FA Cup 1975-1976
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 2:1
90`
Football League First Division 1974-1975
Football League First Division 1974-1975
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
12`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 3:0
55`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 2:0
FA Cup 1974-1975
FA Cup 1974-1975
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:0
28`
Football League First Division 1973-1974
Football League First Division 1973-1974
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 3:3
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
14`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
61`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:0
13`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
73`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:0
28`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:2
45`
1
FA Cup 1973-1974
FA Cup 1973-1974
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:2
90`
2
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 0:1
120`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 3:1
58`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
45`
League Cup 1973-1974
League Cup 1973-1974
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Darlington
H
W 5:1
The Texaco Cup 1973-1974
The Texaco Cup 1973-1974
Coventry City
Motherwell
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Motherwell
H
L 0:1
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Wrexham
Wed, 01 Jun, 1977
Coventry City
Wrexham
Wed, 01 Jun, 1977
Apprentice
Coventry City
Fri, 01 May, 1970
Apprentice
Apprentice
Coventry City
Fri, 01 May, 1970
Apprentice

Wales, 5 caps
1973-74
11 May 1974 Wales v England, Cardiff, British Home Championship, 0-2, substitute
14 May 1974 Scotland v Wales, Hampden, British Home Championship, 2-0
18 May 1974 Wales v Northern Ireland, Wrexham, British Home Championship, 1-0
1975-76
6 May 1976 Scotland v Wales, Hampden, British Home Championship, 3-1, substitute
1976-77
6 October 1976 Wales v West Germany, Cardiff, friendly, 0-2, substitute

2 further caps with Wrexham (total 7 caps)

Wales U23, 4 caps
1973-74
27 February 1974 Scotland U23 v Wales U23, Aberdeen, 3-0
1974-75
21 January 1975 Wales U23 v England U23, Wrexham, 0-2
25 Febraury 1975 Wales U23 v Scotland U23, Swansea, 2-0
1975-76
4 February 1976 Wales U23 v Scotland U23, Wrexham, 2-3

Wales Youth International