Autographs of Leslie Compton
Leslie Harry Compton (12 September 1912 – 27 December 1984) was an English sportsman who played football and cricket for Arsenal and Middlesex, respectively. He gained two England caps late in his football career, and remains the oldest outfield player to debut for England (and the oldest post-war debutant in any position). His brother, Denis, was also a footballer and cricketer for Arsenal and Middlesex, though Leslie was more successful in football and Denis in cricket.
Compton was born Woodford, Essex and played football for Middlesex Schools before joining Arsenal as an amateur in 1930. He would spend his entire senior club career at Arsenal, over a period of 22 years, making him one of the club's longest-ever serving players. He made his debut on 24 April 1932 against Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw at Villa Park, two months after he had turned professional.
He started out as a right-back, and deputised for Tom Parker in the early 1930s, before George Male was converted to that position and became Parker's long-term replacement. Relegated to reserve team football, Compton only played 13 first-team games in four seasons. By 1935–36 he had started to feature more regularly, playing 12 games that season and 15 the next, but missed out on a First Division winners' medal in 1937–38 as he only managed 9 appearances that season.
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Current items with a signature of Leslie Compton
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Traded items with a signature of Leslie Compton
The most expensive item with a signature of Leslie Compton (Multi Signed 1948 League Winners Arsenal FC X14 Leslie Compton Paddy Sloan +++++) was sold in November 2015 for £90.99 while the cheapest item (Leslie Compton - Middlesex - Signed Autograph Piece) found a new owner for £0.99 in February 2025. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2025 with an average selling price of £6.95 for an autographed item of Leslie Compton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2015 with £90.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2014. In average, an autographed item from Leslie Compton is worth £6.47.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Leslie Compton were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1940's Leslie Compton of Arsenal FC HAND SIGNED Press Photograph | £19.99 |  |
| LESLIE COMPTON - ARSENAL, ENGLAND; SOUTHAMPTON WW11; MIDDLESEX CRICKET - SIGNED | £2.49 | |
| LESLIE COMPTON 1930's > ARSENAL, ENGLAND etc HAND-SIGNED ALBUM PAGE/PHOTO | £2.49 | |
| LESLIE COMPTON 1930's >ARSENAL, ENGLAND etc HAND-SIGNED ALBUM PAGE/PHOTO | £3.39 | |
 | Leslie Compton Arsenal And England Signature With Unknown Signature JA Young | £6.95 | |
| Leslie Compton Arsenal And England Signature With Unknown Signature JA Young | £6.95 | |
| Leslie Compton Arsenal And England Signature With Unknown Signature JA Young | £7.95 | |
| Leslie Compton Arsenal And England Signature With Unknown Signature JA Young | £7.95 | |
| Leslie Compton Arsenal And England Signature With Unknown Signature JA Young | £7.95 | |
| Leslie Compton Arsenal And England Signature With Unknown Signature JA Young | £7.95 | |
| Leslie Compton Arsenal And England Signature With Unknown Signature JA Young | £7.95 | |
| LESLIE COMPTON AUTOGRAPH 1948 TURF CARRERAS CIGARETTE CARD NO 7 | £7.99 | |
| Leslie Compton, Arsenal FC, Cigarette Card, Signed; c1949, Football | £12.99 | |
| VERY RARE ARSENAL FC SIGNED LESLIE COMPTON CARD | £5.99 | |
| Vintage press photo, ORIGINALLY SIGNED by BERT 'Sailor' BROWN & LESLIE COMPTON! | £9.99 | |
