Angus Cameron McLeod (11 January 1890 – 16 May 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angus Cameron McLeod[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 May 1917 (aged 27)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1913 | Caledonian | ||
| 1913–1916 | Aberdeen | 22 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editMcLeod served in the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War and was holding the rank of acting lance corporal when he was killed in France on 16 May 1917.[1][4] He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1913–14[3] | Scottish First Division | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 1914–15[3] | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1915–16[3] | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Angus Cameron McLeod | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Angus McLeod". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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