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Lawrie Leslie

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Lawrie Leslie
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Grant Leslie[1]
Date of birth (1935-03-17)17 March 1935
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 4 June 2019(2019-06-04) (aged 84)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Newtongrange Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1959 Hibernian 75 (0)
1959–1961 Airdrieonians 42 (0)
1961–1963 West Ham United 57 (0)
1963–1966 Stoke City 78 (0)
1966–1968 Millwall 67 (0)
1968–1969 Southend United 13 (0)
Total 332 (0)
National team
1960–1961[2] Scottish Football League XI 3 (0)
1960–1961 Scotland 5 (0)
1961[3] SFA trial v SFL 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lawrence Grant Leslie (17 March 1935 – 4 June 2019) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper.

Leslie was born in Edinburgh. He played for Newtongrange Star in his youth. As a professional, he played for Scottish First Division sides Hibernian and Airdrieonians before playing in the Football League. In England, he played for West Ham United and Stoke City in the First Division, Millwall in the Second Division, and Southend United in the Fourth Division. He retired following the 1968–69 season. He also played for Scotland fives times in the early 1960s.

Leslie died on 4 June 2019, at the age of 84.[4]

Career statistics

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Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 1956–57 Scottish First Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1957–58 Scottish First Division 33 0 7 0 6 0 46 0
1958–59 Scottish First Division 30 0 4 0 6 0 40 0
Total 75 0 11 0 12 0 98 0
Airdrieonians 1959–60 Scottish First Division 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1960–61 Scottish First Division 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Total 42 0 0 0 0 0 42 0
West Ham United 1961–62 First Division 37 0 1 0 1 0 39 0
1962–63 First Division 20 0 0 0 2 0 22 0
Total 57 0 1 0 3 0 61 0
Stoke City 1963–64 First Division 25 0 5 0 5 0 35 0
1964–65 First Division 41 0 3 0 4 0 48 0
1965–66 First Division 12 0 0 0 2 0 14 0
Total 78 0 8 0 11 0 97 0
Millwall 1966–67 Second Division 42 0 2 0 2 0 46 0
1967–68 Second Division 25 0 1 0 2 0 28 0
Total 67 0 3 0 4 0 74 0
Southend United 1968–69 Fourth Division 13 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
Career Total 332 0 23 0 30 0 385 0

International

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Source:[6]

National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1960 2 0
1961 3 0
Total 5 0

References

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  1. "Lawrie Leslie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. [ SFL player Lawrence Grant Leslie, London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]
  4. "Lawrie Leslie: Former Millwall goalkeeper passes away aged 84". Millwall Football Club. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. Lawrie Leslie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. Leslie, Lawrie at National-Football-Teams.com

Other websites

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