Donald McLeod (footballer)

Scottish footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Donald McLeod (footballer)

Donald McLeod (28 May 1882 – 6 October 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 260 appearances in the English and Scottish Leagues for Middlesbrough and Celtic respectively.[1] A right back, he was capped by Scotland and represented the Scottish League XI.[4][5][6] McLeod was nicknamed 'Slasher'.[7]

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
Donald McLeod
Thumb
Personal information
Full name Donald McLeod[1]
Date of birth 28 May 1882
Place of birth Laurieston, Scotland
Date of death 6 October 1917(1917-10-06) (aged 35)[2]
Place of death Dozinghem, Belgium[3]
Height 5 ft 8+12 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
Close

Personal life

Born in Laurieston, McLeod grew up in Grangemouth and Stenhousemuir and was married with three daughters.[3] After his retirement from professional football in 1914, he took over the Lord Byron pub in Middlesbrough.[3] In 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, McLeod was conscripted into the Royal Garrison Artillery.[3] He was subsequently transferred to the Royal Field Artillery and became a gunner.[3] On 5 October 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele, McLeod was wounded in action, losing his right leg below the knee and part of his left foot.[8][9][10] He 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

More information Club, Season ...
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Close
  1. Appearances in Glasgow Cup

Honours

Celtic

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.