Complex sentence: Leech played for local sides Newcastle White Star and Newcastle Swifts before joining London side Tottenham Hotspur, he left "Spurs" in June 1899 to join Burslem Port Vale back in his native Staffordshire.
Split into simpler sentences: Leech played for local sides Newcastle White Star and Newcastle Swifts before joining London side Tottenham Hotspur. He left "Spurs" in June 1899 to join Burslem Port Vale back in his native Staffordshire.