Donald McLeod (footballer)

For the Motherwell player of the 1940s and 1950s, see Don McLeod (footballer).

Donald McLeod
Personal information
Full name Donald McLeod[1]
Date of birth 28 May 1882
Place of birth Laurieston, Scotland
Date of death 6 October 1917(1917-10-06) (aged 35)[2]
Place of death Dozinghem, Belgium[3]
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[3]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1901 Stenhousemuir Thistle
1901–1902 Stenhousemuir
Ayr
1902–1908 Celtic 131 (0)
1908–1913 Middlesbrough 138 (0)
→ Caledonian (loan)
International career
1905–1906 Scotland 4 (0)
1905–1906 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Donald McLeod (28 May 1882 – 6 October 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 260 appearances in the English and Scottish Leagues for Middlesbrough and Celtic respectively.[1] A right back, he was capped by Scotland and represented the Scottish League XI.[4][5][6] McLeod was nicknamed 'Slasher'.[7]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 241. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CWGC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference MacGillivray was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Donald McLeod at the Scottish Football Association
  5. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ^ "Donald McLeod". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  7. ^ "The fallen of Larbert and Stenhousemuir". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2019.