Jim Leslie (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Leslie | ||
| Date of birth | 1873[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barrhead, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894–1896 | Clyde | 45 | (19) |
| 1897 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1897–1901 | Sunderland | 92 | (26) |
| 1901–1902 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1902–1903 | Clyde | 19 | (4) |
| 1904–1906 | Arthurlie | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Leslie was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Clyde and Sunderland, as a forward.[2]
He made his debut for Sunderland on 4 September 1897 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 1–0 win at Olive Grove.[3] Overall, he made 98 Football League and FA Cup appearances while at the club from 1897 to 1901, scoring 29 goals. He scored Roker Park's first ever goal in a 1–0 win over Liverpool in September 1898[1] and was part of the team which finished runners-up in 1897–98 and again in 1900–01, but had departed for Middlesbrough by the time they claimed the title the following season.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Jim Leslie". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
Categories:
- 1873 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Clyde F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Arthurlie F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Barrhead
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from East Renfrewshire
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players