Len Badger

[Shoreham_Bhoys]

RIP Len Badger - 1945-2021

Sheffield United is devastated to report the passing today of one of its greatest sons, former captain, Len Badger, following complications from a surgical procedure.

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[Harry's Game]

RIP Len

 

[YorkBlade]

A true Blades legend

 

[Rufus Smalls]

The first team I watched regularly was the 70/71 side, they were brilliant. I was only a nipper but Badger was one of my favourites at that time. I think it must have been the influence of my dad who thought he was fantastic.

RIP Len.

 

[Davalon]

A few years before my time as a spectator but an absolute top bloke and someone who a friend sat with regularly at the Lane for many years and thought was as good a bloke as anyone of the ex players.

 

[10-0 win]

Legend, boyhood hero, best rightback never to play for England. RIP Len, never forget the joy you brought to us all.

 

[Bladesince59]

He was simply one of our greats. RIP

 

[pommpey]

Rest in Peace Len

One of the greats in red and white and definitely one of our own

pommpey

 

[Farnboroughblade]

From all the Blades family; rest in peace Len

 

[imp998]

Used to drink in my inlaws pub sometimes, Sad news

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Foxy]

Very sad news, top character and a hero to many in his playing days.

 

[finlaytheblade]

To

He was simply one of our greats. RIP

To cap it all on the back of probably our worst set of results ever historically speaking! We lose a legend ! ime very sad .

 

[SherburnBlade]

RIP Len
Lovely bloke, managed us in a charity match once and always made time for a chat on the rare occasions I met him (always at Bramall Lane) since.

 

[Eskimo]

And she wheeled her wheel barrow
Through the streets broad and narrow
Crying der der der der der
Der der der der BADGER

Badger for England, Badger for England

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Great player and man , I was fortunate to have known Len from being lads from Attercliffe, as young men training at United and as a spectator watching him from the terraces in later years.
He was a truly gifted player and when linking up with Woody and TC it was a sight to behold, the best number 2 ever to wear the shirt in my 66 years of watching the Blades.
RIP Len a true legend.

 

[Guesty]

I was sat near Len and Ted Hemsley the last time United played at Sheffield FC. It was lovely to see that they were still mates all these years.

My Dad once interviewed Half Man Half Biscuit. The band were famously Tranmere Rovers fans, and asked my Dad who he supported. When he said United, they told him how they'd been in London the previous week and that a cabbie had told them that Len Badger had been in his taxi a few days before. The band, the cabbie and my Dad all agreed that Badger was, to use Nigel's words 'England's finest uncapped Full Back'.

 

[Harry's Game]

 

[jockdodds]

Devastated to hear this, Len was one of my favourite players from that great 1971 team and a lovely guy as well. RIP Badge.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Sad, sad news. One of the greats from when I first started going to The Lane. Met him a few times, always a gent. Bit of a cliche, but true in this case, should've played for England.

Thoughts with all his nearest.

 

[Silent Blade]

He was a good player and a nice person to talk to. He took over the Midland in Dronfield in 1982 and straightaway he and a group of builders did alterations to make the pub a lot better and then it was renamed The Old Sidings. My parents used to be a regular at Len's pub The Peacock in Barlow during the late 1980s and the early 1990s.
Photo below was at Hull in April 2019.

 

[sitwell]

He lived a few doors from me in the early 70s on Bannerdale Rd, I only really spoke to him when Bob a job came round, lovely bloke RIP

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Sad news. One of my all time Blades heroes. Had the pleasure of meeting him a few years ago up at a Sheffield FC match. A really lovely bloke who will be sadly missed. My thoughts go out to his family. RIP Len.

 

[Foxy]

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Awful news .

One of my all time favourite Blades players and the best slide tackler I ever saw , as well as being a thoroughly nice bloke on the several occasions I met him .

Condolences to his family and close friends .

 

[SK10Blade]

Old enough to have seen him play, a very sad day. RIP Len

 

[JJ Sefton]

A genuine club legend. Sad news.

 

[silverfox]

I'm in tears! What a player and a Blades legend.

The TC of the back 4.

RIP Len and thank you so much for the memories.

 

[Dorset Blade]

My first game was his testimonial. RIP

 

[OnmiEdson]

Tragic news, absolute top blade and one of our own. Great memories from my early days of going to the 3 sided Lane As a youngster
Met him a couple of times and was always gracious and down-to-earth
Typifies for me what us blades are all about
Such a lot of the great 70s side now playing in heaven.....
RIP Len........