Editing Len Shackleton (section)

===Bradford Park Avenue===
Shackleton returned to his hometown upon hearing of the outbreak of [[World War II]] and took up employment assembling aircraft radios for [[General Electric Company plc|GEC]], at which point he rejoined Bradford Park Avenue as an amateur after being invited to the [[Park Avenue (stadium)|Park Avenue Stadium]] by manager [[David Steele (footballer)|David Steele]].<ref name="page 35">{{harvnb|Malam|2004|p=35}}</ref> He turned professional at the club shortly before Christmas 1940 and received a £10 signing-on fee, which the cash-strapped club had to pay in instalments.<ref name="page 35"/> On Christmas morning he played for Bradford PA, then guested for [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] in the afternoon, and scored in both matches.<ref>{{harvnb|Malam|2004|p=36}}</ref> In the wartime leagues he scored a total of 171 goals in league and cup 209 appearances for Bradford PA.<ref>{{cite news|last=Slater |first=Gary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2993985/UniBond-League-Park-Avenue-to-honour-Shackleton-with-memorial.html |title=UniBond League: Park Avenue to honour Shackleton with memorial |work=The Telegraph|date=4 December 2000 |access-date=31 August 2010}}</ref> He became a [[Bevin Boys|Bevin Boy]] in order to avoid his call-up for [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|national service]] in 1945 as he did not want to miss the resumption of [[the Football League]], but found the experience of [[coal mining]] terrifying and gruelling.<ref>{{harvnb|Malam|2004|p=49}}</ref> He began to avoid his shifts in the pits, and so was called into the [[Royal Air Force]], where he served the remainder of his national service.<ref>{{harvnb|Malam|2004|p=50}}</ref> He scored four goals in seven [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] matches at the start of the [[1946–47 Football League|1946–47]] season, but left the club in October 1946 after growing tired of heckling from his own supporters who did not appreciate his individualist style.<ref>{{harvnb|Malam|2004|p=51}}</ref>