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Lawrence Charles May (born 26 December 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender, making over 350 career appearances.

Larry May

Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Charles May[1]
Date of birth	(1958-12-26) 26 December 1958 (age 63)
Place of birth	Sutton Coldfield, England
Position(s)	Central defender
Youth career
	Warren
	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1983	Leicester City	187	(12)
1978	→ New England Tea Men (loan)	4	(0)
1983–1987	Barnsley	122	(3)
1987–1988	Sheffield Wednesday	31	(1)
1988–1989	Brighton & Hove Albion	24	(3)
Total		368	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Sutton Coldfield, May played for Warren, Leicester City, New England Tea Men, Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1][2][3][4]

May was signed by Leicester City after playing youth football in Birmingham, and made his first-team debut at the age of 17.[5] He suffered an injury and was sent to American team New England Tea Men for experience, but suffered a further injury whilst there.[5] He turned professional the year before Gary Lineker, with Lineker being tasked with cleaning May's playing boots.[5] May scored the only goal of the game as Leicester beat Leyton Orient to win the Second Division championship.[5] He moved to Barnsley in August 1983 after losing his place in the first-team following a suspension.[5] The transfer was for Barnsley's then-record fee of £150,000.[6]

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