5 Facts on Leroy
- Leroy joined from Shrewsbury Town, where he was first team coach
- He is a London born and played as a striker during his playing days
- During his career he represented Fulham, QPR, West Ham and Bristol City, he also works as a pundit on Five Live
- He picked up honours from England at Under 21 Level and from Sierra Leone at full Internation level
-As well as guiding Torquay to promotion in 2004 he has coached at Bristol City, Gloucester and Merthyr.
As well as having an excellent coaching and management reputation his son Liam plays for Fulham and he has spent much time working at the academy there.
Born in South London in 1964 the management credentials at such a young age for Leroy are excellent, his career achievements speak for themselves.
Playing Days
At Fulham he was named young player of the year in 1982 and in 1986/7 as well as being named player of the year in 1987. During this season he was amongst the top scorers in Division one netting 27 goals, at this period he was selected to player for England at U-21 Level.
At QPR he played in the League Cup final in 1986 and for West Ham he was a league cup semi finalist in 1987/88 and an FA Cup semi finalist in a sucessful campaign in 1988/89.
His playing days at the top level ended in 1992 when he ended the season as Bristol City's top scorer. He returned to the International stage in 1994 during Sierra Leone's African Nations Cup campaign.
The Brentford hot seat is another in a list of long management appointments which Leroy has had.
Coaching Career
May 1992 - May 1995
Appointed player coach (Bristol City)
March 1996 - Oct 1998
Appointed player manager (Gloucester City)
October 1998 - August 1999
Made assistant academy director
August 1999 - Jan 2000
Appointed reserve and under 21's manager
Jan 2000 - July 2000
Joint Caretaker manager (Bristol City)
July 2000 - Jan 2002
Appointed First team coach (Bristol City)
Jan 2002 - April 2002
Appointed manager (Merthyr Tydfil)
May 2002 - Feb 2006
Manager (Torquay)