Alec Leslie

Alfred James Leslie^[3] (11 July 1900 – 1 February 1961), known as Alec Leslie, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half.

Alec Leslie

Personal information
Full name	Alfred James Leslie
Date of birth	11 July 1900^[1]
Place of birth	Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Date of death	1 February 1961(1961-02-01) (aged 60)
Place of death	Birmingham, England^[2]
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)
Position(s)	Left half
Youth career
	Greenock Wayfarers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors
1919–1921	St Mirren	48	(1)
1921–1923	Houghton-le-Spring
1923–1925	Morton	20	(2)
1925–1927	Torquay United
1927–1932	Birmingham	132	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Greenock, Leslie was an influential defensive midfielder who played in Scotland with St Mirren and Morton,^[4] and appeared in 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 pub and worked for the Inland Revenue. He died in Birmingham, aged 60.^[2]

Honours

Birmingham

• FA Cup finalist: 1931

References

1. 1939 England and Wales Register
2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973-1995
3. 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.
4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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