Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Leslie | ||
Date of birth | 1873 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Barrhead, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1894–1896 | Clyde | 45 | (19) |
1897 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
1897–1901 | Sunderland | 92 | (26) |
1901–1902 | Middlesbrough | ||
1902–1903 | Clyde | 19 | (4) |
1904–1906 | Arthurlie | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Leslie was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Clyde and Sunderland, as a forward. [2]
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