They do not make them like Les anymore. Lanky, not the quickest, but what a talent and personality. Poacher, almost impossible to dispossess in the box (only Parkin has come close as a holder-upper since). His goals coincided with our return from the abyss and his gritty demeanour and modest attitude endeared him to everyone at the time. An extremely gifted and sorely-missed maverick. Thank you Les Mutrie
Brilliant memories, those were the days, when footballers were real men, not the namby, pamby sulkers of today. RIP Les.
A worthy epitaph for one of those worth the epithet of 'legend' - RIP Sir Les, thanks for the memories.
as others of that era have said, sir les was, and always will be my favourite city player. sad day. thanks for the memories sir les.
I have a very special memory of Les. In the early 80s I was undergoing tests to investigate a group of tumours that had appeared in my lungs - suspected spread from a melanoma. The initial size and distribution of the tumours had recently been assessed using X Ray tomography (an early form of ct scan) and, the night before my follow up appointment I went to watch City play Halifax at Boothferry Park along with a great pal of mine who also happened to be a consultant pathologist. Les left a very big impression on my mate who was actually a Middlesborough supporter - I think City won 2-0. Tests the next day appeared to show a possible reduction in tumour size and it was decided that surgery could be delayed in favour of close monitoring. Much to everyone's surprise the tumours disappeared over a six month period and my consultant pal declared that it was miraculous and always referred to it as "the miracle of Saint Mutrie of Boothferry Park" R.I.P Saint Les.
RIP Les.. Gave me some great memories. Heard some awful news of my own over the weekend, my nieces husband has to have a leg amputated due to cancer...Only 34. Only way to save his life. Why does it only happen to the decent people? Gutted for them.
A cracking player. He was a striker you could depend on unlike a lot of those that followed him. RIP Les
Is there any chance of an obituary from you or Rich, Al?? I like the sound of a Rich and varied life. RIP Les
Hi Chazz. We've put a brief HCSS obituary on here. I understand that Les's life will be celebrated on Sports Talk on Radio Humberside between 6 and 7pm tonight. I was perhaps too young to fully appreciate Les as a player - I saw him play on numerous occasions but at an age when every player is a hero by dint of the fact that wear the black and amber - but getting to know him these past few months, albeit via a few dozen Facebook messages, was an absolute pleasure.
Just found out. Very sad news about a true City legend. Almost a goal every two games. RIP Les Mutrie.
Really shocked to have heard this sad news. Great player who was superb against us for Blyth and then became a hero for us. He had a fantastic run of scoring in something like 9 games running for City.Thoughts are with his friends and family
To lapse into modern parlance Les always 'put a shift in' and I recall the many times stood behind the South Stand goal watching him knock them in. As so many have said 66 is no age nowadays. RIP Les.
