Len badger.

[Silent Blade]

Photo taken on his surprise 40th birthday party. Can you spot the ex-players and John Harris? Two in the photo are Len's friends who were not ex players.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Photo taken on his surprise 40th birthday party. Can you spot the ex-players and John Harris? Two in the photo are Len's friends who were not ex players.
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Great picture of a very nice fella

 

[Keen Blade]

Ted Hemsley , ?, ?, ? , John Harris ? ,?, Geoff Salmons , Mick Jones , Gil Reece , Billy Dearden.
? , Len , ?

 

[finlaytheblade]

Different gravy, from today's defenders.

Would have been 80 I think. .

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Photo taken on his surprise 40th birthday party. Can you spot the ex-players and John Harris? Two in the photo are Len's friends who were not ex players.
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Ted Hemsley,............, ................, .................., John Harris, TC (with beard), Alan Birchenall, Geoff Salmons, Mick Jones, Gil Reece, Billy Dearden;
................., Len Badger, Chico Hamilton (?)

 

[Hanauer]

Ted Hemsley , ?, ?, ? , John Harris ? ,?, Geoff Salmons , Mick Jones , Gil Reece , Billy Dearden.
? , Len , ?

Ken Mallender at side of Ted, could be John Flynn bottom right.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Great player and top man, a great loss.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Chico next to len

 

[Blade58]

Ken Mallender at side of Ted, could be John Flynn bottom right.

John Flynn?

Yeah, could be without his big tash?

 

[HarryHaslam]

Ken Mallender at side of Ted, could be John Flynn bottom right.

Chico bottom right

 

[HarryHaslam]

They have all been named bar one it’s one I was struggling with, third from the left back row, is it Wagstaff?

 

[Silent Blade]

They have all been named bar one it’s one I was struggling with, third from the left back row, is it Wagstaff?

Yes, Barry

 

[Silent Blade]

Ken Mallender at side of Ted, could be John Flynn bottom right.

John Flynn?

Yeah, could be without his big tash?

Flynn not in photo

 

[Silent Blade]

Ted Hemsley,............, ................, .................., John Harris, TC (with beard), Alan Birchenall, Geoff Salmons, Mick Jones, Gil Reece, Billy Dearden;
................., Len Badger, Chico Hamilton (?)

You missed Ken Mallender and Barry Wagstaff. The other two you couldnt name were Len's friends

 

[Paisley Blade]

Great player and top man, a great loss.

Had the great pleasure of meeting Len, Ted and Billy Dearden (all on separate occasions).

All of them absolutely top notch guys. The 'never meet your heroes' mantra couldn't have been more wrong in each case.

 

[Espania blade]

I used to watch him at the Lane back in the day, for me he was the first overlapping full back

 

[wizadry]

Photo taken on his surprise 40th birthday party. Can you spot the ex-players and John Harris? Two in the photo are Len's friends who were not ex players.
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Other than the camera taking the photo, there’s not a camera or phone in sight with a bunch of blokes having what looks like a great time, those were the days.