Len Shackleton was an international footballer who represented England 5 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Denmark on 26th September 1948 at 26 years old, and his last was vs West Germany on 1st December 1954 aged 32. Shackleton, born on 3rd May 1922, in Bradford, has a FA Legacy Number of 674 and played as a Inside Left for his country.
Len Shackleton - 5 caps (1 goal)
- Full Name: Leonard Francis Shackleton
- Born: 3rd May 1922, Bradford
- Died: 27th November 2000, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria aged 78
- England Career: 1948 - 1954
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sunderland (5)
- FA Legacy Number: 674
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Denmark (FR) on 26th September 1948 aged 26 years, 4 months, 23 days - Last Cap: v
West Germany (FR) on 1st December 1954 aged 32 years, 6 months, 29 days - First Goal: v West Germany (FR) on 1st December 1954 aged 32 years, 6 months, 29 days
- Career Length: 6 years, 65 days
- Starts: 5
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 5
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Left
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 5 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 4 Matches
- Jack Aston
- 3 Matches
- Neil Franklin
- 3 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 3 Matches
- Bert Williams
- 2 Matches
- Stan Mortensen
- 2 Matches
- Jackie Milburn
- 2 Matches
- Laurie Scott
- 2 Matches
- Frank Swift
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 10 sources from 5 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- FRG, 3 - 1, 1st Dec 1954 (FR)
Sunderland, Cap: 5.
Age: 32 years, 6 months, 29 days. 
WAL, 3 - 2, 10th Nov 1954 (HC) Sunderland, Cap: 4.
Age: 32 years, 6 months, 7 days.- WAL, 4 - 1, 15th Oct 1949 (WCQ) Sunderland, Cap: 3.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 12 days. - WAL, 1 - 0, 10th Nov 1948 (HC) Sunderland, Cap: 2.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 7 days. - DEN, 0 - 0, 26th Sep 1948 (FR) Sunderland, Cap: 1.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 23 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.