Alec Leslie

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Alec Leslie
Personal information
Full name	Alexander James Leslie
Date of birth	April 1902
Place of birth	Greenock, Scotland
Date of death	1974
Place of death	Greenock, Scotland
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Left-half
Youth clubs
	Greenock Wayfarers Port Glasgow Juniors
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1919–1921 1921–1923 1923–1924 1924–1925 1925–1927 1927–1932	St. Mirren Houghton-le-Spring Morton St. Mirren Torquay United Birmingham	132 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Alexander James "Alec" Leslie (April 1902 – 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left-half. Born in Greenock, Leslie was an influential defensive midfielder who played 143 games for Birmingham, including 132 top flight League games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final. A niggling knee injury disrupted his career; he played his last game for Birmingham in September 1931 before finally retiring in 1932. After football he ran a public house and worked for the Inland Revenue before returning to Scotland. He died in Greenock aged about 72.

[edit] Honours

Birmingham

• FA Cup finalist: 1931

[edit] References

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 106. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

Persondata
NAME	Leslie, Alec
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Leslie, Alexander James
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Greenock, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH	1974
PLACE OF DEATH	Greenock, Scotland