Angus McLeod (footballer)

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Angus McLeod
Personal information
Full name Angus Cameron McLeod[1]
Date of birth (1890-01-11)11 January 1890
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland
Date of death 16 May 1917(1917-05-16) (aged 27)[2]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1913 Caledonian
1913–1916 Aberdeen 22 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 life

McLeod 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. ^ a b "Angus Cameron McLeod | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Angus McLeod". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ^ "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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