Michael McLeavy (born 22 July 1900) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who spent most of his career in the American Soccer League. In 1921, McLeavy joined

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

; he moved to

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

in 1922 but played only two league games, then played for

Bo'ness Borrowstounness (commonly known as Bo'ness ( )) is a town and former burgh and seaport on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Historically part of the county of West Lothian, it is a place within the Falki ...

and

Vale of Leven The Vale of Leven (Scottish Gaelic: ''Magh Leamhna'') is an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the valley of the River Leven. Historically, it was part of The Lennox, the name of which derives from the Gaelic term ''Leamhnach'', meaning '' ...

before leaving Scotland for the United States in 1923. When McLeavy arrived, he signed with

J&P Coats J. & P. Coats was an American soccer club founded in 1900 as the team of the Pawtucket, Rhode Island branch of the J. & P. Coats threadmaking company of Paisley, Scotland (following a 1952 merger this firm became part of the Coats Group). The club ...

of the American Soccer League. In 1924, he began the season with J&P Coats, but moved to

Providence F.C. The Providence Clamdiggers was a member of the American Soccer League. They were renamed the Providence Gold Bugs before the spring half of the 1928–1929 season. The club won the American Soccer Association Cup in 1929. After the fall 1930 s ...

twelve games into the season. In 1925, McLeavy joined the

New Bedford Whalers New Bedford Whalers was the name of three American soccer teams based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The first Whalers played in the Southern New England Soccer League between 1914 and 1918. The second Whalers played in the American Soccer League ...

where he spent most of the rest of his career, aside from six games with the

Fall River Marksmen Fall River Marksmen was an American soccer club based in Fall River, Massachusetts. They originally played as Fall River United before becoming known as the Marksmen after their owner, Sam Mark. During the 1920s and early 1930s they were one of t ...

during the

Spring 1931 American Soccer League Statistics of American Soccer League in season 1931. Overview At the start of this season the American Soccer League was in decline, suffering from the effects of the Great Depression. Clubs had begun to fold, merge and disappear. The eventua ...

season.Mike McLeavy
SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 12 April 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLeavy, Mike 1900 births American Soccer League (1921–1933) players Bo'ness United F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Fall River Marksmen players J&P Coats players Kilmarnock F.C. players New Bedford Whalers players Providence Clamdiggers players Scottish footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. players Scottish expatriate footballers Vale of Leven F.C. players Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Year of death missing Association football inside forwards Footballers from South Lanarkshire Sportspeople from Rutherglen Expatriate soccer players in the United States