Alec Leslie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1974 | ||
| Place of death | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Greenock Wayfarers | |||
| Port Glasgow Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1919–1921 | St. Mirren | ||
| 1921–1923 | Houghton-le-Spring | ||
| 1923–1924 | Morton | ||
| 1924–1925 | St. Mirren | ||
| 1925–1927 | Torquay United | ||
| 1927–1932 | Birmingham | 132 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alfred J. "Alec" Leslie[1] (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.
Honours
References
- General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 106. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
- Specific
- ↑ Leslie, Alfred (18 September 1927). "From Arbroath to St. Andrew's". Sunday Mercury and Sunday News (Birmingham). p. 12.
... let me tell you at the outset that they call me 'Alec' at St. Andrew's. Now that is not my name—you will see that by the signature at the head of this article—but they can call me anything so long as I can satisfy everybody.