Leslie Skene
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Leslie Henderson Skene[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Larbert, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 1959 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Douglas, Isle of Man | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1898–1900 | George Watson's College | ||
| 1900–1901 | Edinburgh University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1906 | Queen's Park | 52 | (0) |
| 1902 | → Hibernian (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1903 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | ||
| 1907–1910 | Fulham | 88 | (0) |
| 1910–1911 | Glentoran | ||
| International career | |||
| 1904 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| 1904 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1911 | Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Leslie Henderson Skene MC (22 August 1882 – 29 October 1959) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper.[2] He also played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Hibernian and in the Irish League for Glentoran.[3][4] He won one cap for Scotland at international level.[5]
Skene was the older brother of fellow footballer Clyde Skene.[1] He was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh University, Queen's University and qualified as a psychiatrist.[1] He went on to work at Lanark District Asylum.[6] Skene served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War and rose to the rank of acting major.[1] He was twice wounded at Gallipoli in 1915 and was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 for gallantry and distinguished service in the field.[6] After the war, Skene held the positions of medical superintendent at Perth Criminal Mental Hospital and of senior assistant physician at Tooting Bec Hospital.[6] He moved to the Isle of Man in 1922 and became medical superintendent of the Isle of Man Mental Hospital.[6] Skene was a member of the British Medical Association for over 40 years and was president of the Isle of Man branch of the organisation in 1935 and 1936.[6]
