Graham Leggat (20 June 1934 – 29 August 2015) was a Scottish international footballer.
 Leggat with Fulham in 1958 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Leggat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 August 2015 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banks O'Dee | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1958 | Aberdeen | 109 | (64) |
| 1958–1966 | Fulham | 254 | (127) |
| 1966–1967 | Birmingham City | 15 | (3) |
| 1968 | Rotherham United | 16 | (7) |
| 1970 | Bromsgrove Rovers | ||
| 1971 | Toronto Metros | 11 | (2) |
| Total | 405 | (203) | |
| International career | |||
| 1954–1957 | Scottish Football League XI[2] | 5 | (6) |
| 1956–1960 | Scotland | 18 | (8) |
| 1959[3] | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Toronto Metros | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Born in Aberdeen, Leggat started his career at his home town club as a right winger. He was part of the Aberdeen team that won the Scottish league title in 1954–55 and the 1955–56 Scottish League Cup. In November 2017, he was one of four inductees into the Aberdeen Hall of Fame.[4]
He was transferred to Fulham in 1958 for £16,000 (£472,000 today), where he formed a right flank partnership with England captain Johnny Haynes. Leggat held the record for the fastest hat-trick in the English league, having scored three goals in three minutes in a 10–1 win for Fulham against Ipswich Town on 26 December 1963.[5] This record was broken in May 2015 by Sadio Mané of Southampton.[5]
He wound down his career with short spells at Birmingham City, Rotherham United and Bromsgrove Rovers.
International edit
Leggat was selected in the Scotland squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, playing in the Scots' matches against Yugoslavia and Paraguay. In total he earned 18 full caps between 1956 and 1960. He also scored six goals for the Scottish Football League XI in five appearances.[2]
Coaching and media career edit
After a brief period working as a coach at Aston Villa, in 1971 Leggat emigrated to Canada and served as the first head coach of the Toronto Metros. Several years later he would become vice-president and managing director for the Edmonton Drillers from 1979 to 1980.[6]
He began a second career as an analyst on soccer telecasts for the CBC at the 1976 Summer Olympics and at the World Cup. He later became host of TSN's popular Soccer Saturday program as well as an on-air analyst on its soccer telecasts. He was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001 as a 'builder'. Leggat died in August 2015, aged 81.[7]
Personal life edit
His son, also named Graham Leggat, was executive director of the San Francisco Film Society from October 2005 until his death in August 2011.[8]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen[9] | 1953–54 | Scottish Division One | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 19 | |
| 1954–55 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 36 | 13 | |||
| 1955–56 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | — | 29 | 29 | |||
| 1956–57 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 31 | 16 | |||
| 1957–58 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 24 | 15 | |||
| Total | 109 | 64 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 21 | — | 151 | 92 | |||
| Fulham[10] | 1958–59 | Second Division | 36 | 21 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 22 | ||
| 1959–60 | First Division | 28 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 20 | |||
| 1960–61 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 23 | |||
| 1961–62 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 15 | |||
| 1962–63 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 10 | |||
| 1963–64 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 16 | |||
| 1964–65 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| 1965–66 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 16 | |||
| 1966–67 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 16 | 10 | |||
| Total | 254 | 129 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 280 | 136 | |||
| Birmingham City[11] | 1966–67 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 1967–68 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Rotherham United[12] | 1968–69 | Third Division | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 7 | |
| Bromsgrove Rovers[13] | 1969–70 | West Midlands (Regional) League | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 6 | |
| Toronto Metros[14] | 1971 | North American Soccer League | 11 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 414 | 211 | 39 | 12 | 35 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 489 | 246 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, Football League Cup
- ^ Appearance in Midland Floodlit League
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1956 | 2 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1958 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1960 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 8 | |
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Leggat goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 April 1956 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  England | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1956 British Home Championship |
| 2 | 5 October 1957 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1958 British Home Championship |
| 3 | 18 October 1958 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1959 British Home Championship |
| 4 | 6 May 1959 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  West Germany | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 27 May 1959 | Olympisch Stadion, Netherlands |  Netherlands | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 3 October 1959 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1960 British Home Championship |
| 7 | 4 November 1959 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Wales | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1960 British Home Championship |
| 8 | 19 April 1960 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | England | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1960 British Home Championship |
References edit
- ^ "Graham Leggat". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ a b SFL player Graham Leggat, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ The selectors still have problems, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
- ^ "2017 AFC Hall of Fame". Aberdeen F.C. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ a b Davis, Toby (16 May 2015). "Villa and Leicester safe, Gerrard farewell agony". Reuters. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "The Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame Mourns the Loss of Graham Leggat". thesoccerhalloffame.ca. Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "AFC great passes away". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Graham Leggat 1960–2011 The Filmmaker Magazine 26 August 2011
- ^ "Graham Leggat". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Turner, Dennis (2007). Fulham: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 374–391. ISBN 978-1-85983-566-1.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. pp. 368–371. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
- ^ "Player search: Leggat, G (Graham)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Graham Leggat". BromsgroveFootball.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2003. Select content required via dropdown menus.
- ^ "Graham Leggat". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 19 March 2003.
- ^ Graham Leggat at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (2 March 2023). "Scotland – International Matches 1956–1960". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- Sources
- Reid, Harry (2005). The Final Whistle?. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-362-6.
External links edit
- Graham Leggat at the Scottish Football Association
- Graham Leggat at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Profile at Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
- International appearances at londonhearts.com Scotland section
