Leitch Keir
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Full name
Leitch Keir
Date of birth
22 June 1861
Place of birth
Alloa, Scotland
Date of death
29 June 1922 (aged 61)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leitch Keir | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1861 | ||
| Place of birth | Alloa, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 June 1922 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Dumbarton, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Renton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1881–1897 | Dumbarton[2] | 49 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1886–1888 | Scotland | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leitch Keir (22 June 1861 – 29 June 1922) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Dumbarton and Scotland.[3][4]
Having won the Scottish Cup with Dumbarton in 1883, he was the sole member of that team still with the club when they were joint champions of the inaugural Scottish Football League in 1891, becoming the first player to claim medals from both competitions; the distinction was almost shared by all his teammates, but they had lost the 1891 Scottish Cup Final three months earlier. The Sons of the Rock went on to win the title outright in 1892.[1] Keir ceased playing regularly in 1893, but returned for one cup appearance four years later.[5]
