Donald McLeod (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald McLeod[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Laurieston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 October 1917 (aged 35)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dozinghem, Belgium[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) |
Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1901 | Stenhousemuir Thistle | ||
| 1901–1902 | Stenhousemuir | ||
| Ayr | |||
| 1902–1908 | Celtic | 131 | (0) |
| 1908–1913 | Middlesbrough | 138 | (0) |
| → Caledonian (loan) | |||
| International career | |||
| 1905–1906 | Scotland | 4 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 |
Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Donald McLeod (28 May 1882 – 6 October 1917) was a Scottish professional
right back, he was capped by Scotland and represented the Scottish League XI.[4][5][6] McLeod was nicknamed 'Slasher'.[7]
Personal life
Born in
died of wounds the following day at the 47th Casualty Clearing Station in Dozinghem, near Poperinge.[3] McLeod was buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 1902–03[11]
|
Scottish First Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
1903–04[11]
|
10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
1904–05[11]
|
25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
1905–06[11]
|
21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
1906–07[11]
|
25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
1907–08[11]
|
26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
1908–09[11]
|
4 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 131 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1908–09[12]
|
First Division | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
1909–10[12]
|
35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
1910–11[12]
|
34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
1911–12[12]
|
24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
1912–13[12]
|
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 138 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 148 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 269 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 316 | 0 | ||
Honours
Celtic
- Scottish Cup (2): 1906–07, 1907–08[12][13]
- Glasgow Cup (2): 1904–05, 1906–07[14][15]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g MacGillivray, Russell. "Larbert's War Memorial" (PDF). Falkirk Local History Society. pp. 140–141. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Donald McLeod at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Donald McLeod". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "The fallen of Larbert and Stenhousemuir". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Boro War Heroes on TV". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ (Smith 2013, p. 194)
- ^ "McLeod Donnie Celtic 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Celtic Player Donald McLeod Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Donald McLeod". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b Celtic F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers, Glasgow Cup (08/10/1904)". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Celtic 3 – 2 Third Lanark, Glasgow Cup (06/10/1906)". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- Sources
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.
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