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Scottish-Argentine footballer
William Leslie
Personal information
Place of birth Scotland
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1891–1895 Lomas A.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Leslie was a Scottish-Argentine footballer who played as a defender for Lomas Athletic Club. and the Argentina national team.

Career

Leslie began his career in Lomas Athletic Club, team where he had won the first division championship 1893, and it had been the top scorer with 7 goals. Between 1900 and 1904 Leslie played in Quilmes Atlético Club.

In 1902 Leslie played in the Argentine team, who had played his first match against the Uruguay team. The match was played on 20 July 1902 in Montevideo, with a score 6–0 in favor of Argentina. Some of the Argentine goals were scored by Charles Dickinson and Juan Brown.

Titles

Lomas Athletic
Lomas Academy

References

  1. Argentina 1897, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  2. Argentina - Uruguay, 114 años de fútbol, Diego Fucks, 15 June 2015
  3. The Argentine Association Football League - 1893, Osvaldo José Gorgazzi - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  4. Argentina - List of Topscorers, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  5. Argentina 1900, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  6. Así formó la primera Selección Argentina on Mundial de Fondo, 20 July 2020
  7. Argentina team archive by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
  8. Uruguay 0 v Argentina 6 by T. Casale, 20 July 2015
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