Leonard Ransford

Leonard Urban Ransford (1880-1954), was a male badminton player from England.^[1]

Leonard Ransford
Personal information
Country	England
Born	(1880-05-30)30 May 1880 Brixton
Died	27 April 1954(1954-04-27) (aged 73) London

First International Badminton Match ever - England (E) vs. Ireland (I) 1903: Standing, left to right B. Hamilton (I), L. U. Ransford (E), Miss Carroll (later Mrs T. D. Good) (I), A. P. Dawson (I), G. A. Thomas (E), Miss M. Lucas (E), J. F. Stokes (I), G. Lucas (E), Dr. T. D. Good (I) Seated: Miss M. Obre (I), C. P. R. James (I), A. D. Prebble (E), Miss Muriel Hardy (E), W. S. C. Crawley (I).

Badminton career

Ransford who was born in Brixton, ^[2] was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He won the mixed doubles in 1902.^[3]