Alec Leslie

Alec Leslie

Personal information
Date of birth	April 1902
Place of birth	Greenock, Scotland
Date of death	1974
Place of death	Greenock, Scotland
Height	5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in (1.71 m)
Playing position	Left half
Youth career
–	Greenock Wayfarers
–	Port Glasgow Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1919–1921	St Mirren
1921–1923	Houghton-le-Spring
1923–1924	Morton
1924–1925	St Mirren
1925–1927	Torquay United
1927–1932	Birmingham	132	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Alfred J. Leslie^[1] (April 1902 – 1974), generally 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 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 before returning to Scotland. He died in Greenock aged about 72.

Honours

Birmingham

• FA Cup finalist: 1931

References

General

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 106. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.

Specific

1. Leslie, Alfred (18 September 1927). "From Arbroath to St. Andrew's". Sunday Mercury and Sunday News (Birmingham). p. 12. ... let me tell you at the outset that they call me 'Alec' at St. Andrew's. Now that is not my name—you will see that by the signature at the head of this article—but they can call me anything so long as I can satisfy everybody.