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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.