Eddie McLeod (footballer)

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Eddie McLeod
Personal information
Full name Edward McCormack McLeod
Date of birth 28 July 1907[1]
Place of birth Springburn, Scotland
Date of death 1969[2]
Place of death Troy, NY, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ashfield
1926–1944 Partick Thistle 394 (6)
International career
1930–1931 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward McCormick McLeod (born 28 July 1907 – 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent thirteen 'normal' seasons (all in the top division), and was also on the books during the unofficial World War II campaigns,[3] making 495 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring 7 goals.[4] He played for the club in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay,[5] but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927[6] and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents,[7] followed later by a Glasgow Cup in 1934.[8]

McLeod was selected twice for the Scottish Football League XI, both times against the Irish League XI,[1] and played in one edition of the Glasgow Football Association's annual challenge match against Sheffield.[3][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b (SFL player) Eddie McLeod, London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ^ a b Eddie McLeod, The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2021
  3. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Players Mac / Mc Archived 7 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Partick Thistle History Archive
  5. ^ The Cup Final | Rangers Win Replay at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930
  6. ^ Rout of the Rangers in the Charity Cup Final Archived 3 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Sunday Post, 15 May 1927, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  7. ^ Football | Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0 | Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup–Final Tie Archived 3 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Glasgow Herald, 11 December 1928, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  8. ^ Partick Thistle Win The Glasgow Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 15 October 1934, via Partick Thistle History Archive
  9. ^ Player Representative Honours Archived 21 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Partick Thistle History Archive