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Mike McLeavy

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Mike McLeavy
Personal information
Date of birth 1898
Place of birth Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Falkirk
1922–1923 Kilmarnock 2 (0)
Bo'ness
Vale of Leven
1923–1925 J&P Coats 27 (12)
1925 Providence 7 (0)
1925–1931 New Bedford Whalers 207 (91)
1931 Fall River Marksmen 6 (4)
1931 New Bedford Whalers 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mike McLeavy was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career in the American Soccer League.

In 1921, McLeavy joined Falkirk F.C. In 1922, he moved to Kilmarnock F.C., but played only two league games. He also played for Bo'ness F.C. and Vale of Leven F.C. before leaving Scotland for the United States in 1923. When McLeavy arrived, he signed with J&P Coats of the American Soccer League. In 1924, he began the season with J&P Coats, but moved to Providence F.C. twelve games into the season. In 1925, McLeavy joined the New Bedford Whalers where he spent most of the rest of his career, aside from six games with the Fall River Marksmen during the Spring 1931 American Soccer League season.

  • Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).