William Leslie (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1891–1895 | Lomas A.C. | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Leslie was a Scottish-Argentine footballer who played as a defender for Lomas Athletic Club.[1] and the Argentina national team.[2]
Career[edit]
Leslie began his career in Lomas Athletic Club, team where he had won the first division championship 1893,[3] and it had been the top scorer with 7 goals.[4] Between 1900 and 1904 Leslie played in Quilmes Atlético Club.[5]
In 1902 Leslie played in the Argentine team, who had played his first match against the Uruguay team.[6] The match was played on 20 July 1902 in Montevideo, with a score 6–0 in favor of Argentina.[7] Some of the Argentine goals were scored by Charles Dickinson and Juan Brown.[8]
Titles[edit]
- Lomas Athletic
- Lomas Academy
References[edit]
- ^ Argentina 1897, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Argentina - Uruguay, 114 años de fútbol, Diego Fucks, 15 June 2015
- ^ The Argentine Association Football League - 1893, Osvaldo José Gorgazzi - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Argentina - List of Topscorers, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Argentina 1900, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Así formó la primera Selección Argentina on Mundial de Fondo, 20 July 2020
- ^ Argentina team archive by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
- ^ Uruguay 0 v Argentina 6 by T. Casale, 20 July 2015