Leonard Duns (28 September 1916 – 29 April 1989) was an English

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who played for

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. He was born in

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, England.

Club career

Duns made his debut for Sunderland on 2 November 1935 in a 2–2 tie against

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. In the first five games in the 1937 Cup run, Duns scored at least once, and by the age of 21 he had won both the FA cup and the league championship. He also won the

1936 FA Charity Shield The 1936 FA Charity Shield was the 23rd FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by FA Cup winners Arsenal and league champions Sunderland, and ...

. In his career at Sunderland, he made 248 appearances and scored 54 goals.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duns, Len 1916 births 1989 deaths English men's footballers Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne Sunderland A.F.C. players Brentford F.C. wartime guest players Men's association football forwards English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen