Mike McLeavy

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Mike McLeavy
Personal information
Date of birth 22 July 1900 [1]
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Rutherglen Glencairn
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1921–1922 Falkirk 15 (4)
1922 Kilmarnock 2 (0)
1922–1923 Bo'ness 1 (1)
1923 Vale of Leven 16 (4)
1923–1925 J&P Coats 27 (12)
1925 Providence 7 (0)
1925–1931 New Bedford Whalers 207 (91)
1931 Fall River F.C. 6 (4)
1931 New Bedford Whalers 2 (1)
Total284(118)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael McLeavy (born 22 July 1900) was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career in the American Soccer League.

In 1921, McLeavy joined Falkirk; he moved to Kilmarnock in 1922 but played only two league games, then played for Bo'ness and Vale of Leven before leaving Scotland for the United States in 1923. [1] 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 F.C. during the Spring 1931 American Soccer League season. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Mike McLeavy, SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 12 April 2022