Donald McLeod (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald McLeod[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Laurieston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 October 1917 (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) |
| –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]
Born in Laurieston, McLeod grew up in Grangemouth and Stenhousemuir and was married with three daughters.[3] After his retirement from professional football in 1914, he took over the Lord Byron pub in Middlesbrough.[3] In 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, McLeod was conscripted into the Royal Garrison Artillery.[3] He was subsequently transferred to the Royal Field Artillery and became a gunner.[3] On 5 October 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele, McLeod was wounded in action, losing his right leg below the knee and part of his left foot.[8][9][10] He died of wounds the following day at the 47th Casualty Clearing Station in Dozinghem, near Poperinge.[3] McLeod was buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery.[2]
