Leitch Keir

Leitch Keir
Personal information
Full name Leitch Keir
Date of birth 22 June 1861
Place of birth Alloa, Scotland
Date of death 29 June 1922(1922-06-29) (aged 61)
Place of death Dumbarton, Scotland[1]
Position(s)
Youth career
Renton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1881–1897 Dumbarton[2] 49 (2)
International career
1886–1888 Scotland 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leitch Keir (22 June 1861 – 29 June 1922) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Dumbarton and Scotland.[3][4]

Having won the Scottish Cup with Dumbarton in 1883, he was the sole member of that team still with the club when they were joint champions of the inaugural Scottish Football League in 1891, becoming the first player to claim medals from both competitions; the distinction was almost shared by all his teammates, but they had lost the 1891 Scottish Cup Final three months earlier. The Sons of the Rock went on to win the title outright in 1892.[1] Keir ceased playing regularly in 1893, but returned for one cup appearance four years later.[5]

  1. ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. ^ (Smith 2013, p. 143)
  4. ^ "[Scotland player] Leitch Keir". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)