Donald_McLeod_(footballer)
Donald McLeod (footballer)
Scottish 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]
| 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+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1901 | 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 | |||
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]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1903–04[11] | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1904–05[11] | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1905–06[11] | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1906–07[11] | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 1907–08[11] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1908–09[11] | 4 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
- Appearances in Glasgow Cup
Celtic
- Scottish League First Division (4): 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08[12][13]
- Scottish Cup (2): 1906–07, 1907–08[12][13]
- Glasgow Cup (2): 1904–05, 1906–07[14][15]
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 241. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Celtic Player Donald McLeod Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- "Donald McLeod". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- 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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