PIPER: A TRUE PLAYER OF THE PEOPLE
The Non-League Football Paper|February 04, 2024
‘A FANS’ favourite wherever he went’ – tributes have flooded in for popular playmaker Lenny Piper, who passed away this week following a long illness, at the age of just 46.
Jon Couch
PIPER: A TRUE PLAYER OF THE PEOPLE

A former England schoolboy international, Piper gained started his career at Wimbledon and gained Football League experience at Gillingham before moving into Non-League with Welling United, St Albans City and Farnborough Town, where he made 80 appearances in the Conference, many alongside his brother Chris.

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