Tom Leslie

Thomas Scott Leslie (26 February 1884 – 27 August 1961)[1][2] was a Scottish footballer[3] who played for Vale of Clyde, Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton, Gillingham, Clyde and Caerphilly.[4][5][6]

Tom Leslie
Personal information
Full name Thomas Scott Leslie
Date of birth 26 February 1884
Place of birth Tollcross, Scotland
Date of death 27 August 1961(1961-08-27) (aged 77)
Place of death Enfield, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vale of Clyde
1908–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 10 (0)
1911–1912 Leyton ? (?)
1912–1920 Gillingham 142 (7)
1916Clyde (guest) 5 (0)
Caerphilly ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Leslie began his playing career at Vale of Clyde before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1908. The defender played a total of 12 matches for Spurs between 1908 and 1911.[7] He went on to make appearances at Leyton, Gillingham,[8] Clyde[9] (on a short loan during World War I, during which the Scottish Football League continued) and finally Caerphilly.

References

  1. Thomas Leslie Birth Certificate
  2. Thomas Leslie Death Certificate
  3. Thomas Leslie Marriage Certificate
  4. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 156. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  5. "Tom Leslie". 11v11. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. Leslie Tom Image 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1908, Vintage Footballers
  7. Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 November 2012
  8. Tom Leslie, Gillingham FC Scrapbook
  9. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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