Wilfred Leonard "Len" Quested (9 January 1925 – 20 August 2012) was an English
footballer. Quested played one match for
England B
England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team. At times they have played other nations' full teams; they have also played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations. Si ...
as well as being selected as a travelling reserve for a Full International for England. He played two unofficial internationals for
Australia
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. He was born in
Folkestone
Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...
, England.
Quested was stationed with the
Royal Navy on the H.M.S. Golden Hind. Playing for the Golden Hind team in the NSWSFA Division One team he played Jack Aston and John Ball who would later go on to play with distinction in England.
After his stint in Australia, Quested returned to England playing with
Folkestone Town F.C.
Folkestone Football Club was the name of two English football clubs based in the town of Folkestone, Kent. It is unclear if the two clubs were connected, but neither has any formal connection to Folkestone Invicta, who took over the Cheriton Roa ...
in 1946 and 1947 before signing with
Fulham F.C. where he played between 1947 and 1951. In 1951 he signed for
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. where he played until 1957.
In 1957 he emigrated to Australia with his Australian born wife. On arriving in Australia he was signed by Auburn in the NSW state league. He played with Auburn until 1960. In 1961 he signed for
Hakoah where he played for a season before retiring. In 1964 Quested coached Cumberland United in the NSW state league but in 1965 Quested made a return to playing for Awaba in Newcastle. He also appears to have represented Australia at national level.
For much of his later life Quested devoted his football skills to developing young footballers and coached
Robbie Slater amongst others.
Quested died on 20 August 2012 in
Queensland, Australia.
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Career statistics
1925 births
2012 deaths
People from Folkestone
Australian soccer players
English emigrants to Australia
English footballers
England B international footballers
Fulham F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Australian soccer coaches
English football managers
English Football League players
Association football defenders
Association football midfielders
Folkestone F.C. players
20th-century Royal Navy personnel
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