Donald McLeod

Personal information
Full name	Donald McLeod[1]
Date of birth	28 May 1882
Place of birth	Laurieston, Scotland
Date of death	6 October 1917(1917-10-06) (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)
0000–1901	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]

Celtic

• Scottish League First Division (4): 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08^[12][13]
• Scottish Cup (2): 1906–07, 1907–08^[12][13]
• Glasgow Cup (2): 1904–05, 1906–07^[14][15]

Sources

• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

• Donald McLeod at the Scottish Football Association
• London Hearts profile

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