Edward McCormick McLeod (born 28 July 1907 – 1969) was a Scottish

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who played as a left half; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent thirteen 'normal' seasons (all in the top division), and was also on the books during the unofficial

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campaigns, making 495 appearances for the ''Jags'' in all competitions and scoring 7 goals. He played for the club in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay, but did manage to claim winner's medals in the

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in 1927 and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents, followed later by a

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in 1934. McLeod was selected twice for the

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, both times against the

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, and played in one edition of the

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's annual challenge match against

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.Player Representative Honours
Partick Thistle History Archive

References

1907 births 1969 deaths Date of death missing Footballers from Glasgow People from Springburn Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Scottish Junior Football Association players Ashfield F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub