Leonard Crittenden Cearns (1 March 1914 - 28 October 1993)[2][3] was a chairman of English football club West Ham United.
Cearns was a member of a family which had been associated with West Ham since its 1900 foundation.
The last years of his time as chairman in 1989 and 1990 saw him sack West Ham's long-term manager John Lyall, after 34 years of service, and the recruitment of new manager Lou Macari in 1989 and successor, Billy Bonds in 1990.
[10][11] He continued as a director after relinquishing the chairmanship of West Ham, until his death in 1993.
[2] He died 28 October 1993, a director of West Ham United for 45 years.