Leitch Keir

Leitch Keir (22 June 1861 – 29 June 1922) was a Scottish footballer

Leitch Keir
Personal information
Full name Leitch Keir
Date of birth 22 June 1861
Place of birth Alloa, Scotland
Date of death 29 June 1922(1922-06-29) (aged 61)
Youth career
Renton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1881–1897 Dumbarton[1] 49 (2)
National team
1885–1888 Scotland 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Keir played for Reonnt, Dumbarton and Scotland.[2]

Honours
Dumbarton[3]
  • Scottish League: Champions 1890-1891;1891-1892
  • Scottish Cup: Runners Up 1886–87;1890-1891
  • Dumbartonshire Cup: Winners 1888–89;1889-1890;1890-1891;1891-1892
  • League Charity Cup: Winners 1890-1891
  • Glasgow Charity Cup: Runners-Up 1884–85
  • Greenock Charity Cup: Winners 1889–90 - Runners Up 1888-1889
  • 5 caps for Scotland between 1884 and 1888, scoring one goal;
  • 9 representative caps between 1884 and 1890 (7 for Dumbartonshire, 1 for a West of Scotland XI and 1 for a Scots Anglo XI).
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References
  1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. (Smith 2013, p. 143)
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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