Alec Leslie
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Full name
Alfred James Leslie
Date of birth
11 July 1900[1]
Place of birth
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Date of death
1 February 1961 (aged 60)
| 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 (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 | |||
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.
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]
