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George Leuchars

Biography

Throughout the early to mid-1890s, George predominately featured for our second team, and it wasn't until the 1896-97 season that he began to establish himself as a regular first team player and began to excel, putting in a superb performance in the 1896-97 Forfarshire Cup final which was quickly followed by county caps for Forfarshire. He continued as a regular in the team until 1900 after which appearances became more sporadic with only a solitary competitive appearance during the 1901-02 season and a final friendly several years later in 1905. He was small in stature and sometimes referred to as…Read moreRead less
Throughout the early to mid-1890s, George predominately featured for our second team, and it wasn't until the 1896-97 season that he began to establish himself as a regular first team player and began to excel, putting in a superb performance in the 1896-97 Forfarshire Cup final which was quickly followed by county caps for Forfarshire.

He continued as a regular in the team until 1900 after which appearances became more sporadic with only a solitary competitive appearance during the 1901-02 season and a final friendly several years later in 1905. He was small in stature and sometimes referred to as 'Little Leuchars' in newspapers. In later years George was assistant trainer at Gayfield.

Statistics

Apps
134
Goals
39
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.29
Minutes
12,090
Seasons
11
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1901-021000
1900-0114300
1899-00341100
1898-99321000
1897-98271000
1896-9717300
1895-961000
1894-954100
1893-944100
1892-930000
1891-920000

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 1 Jul 1891 · Left: 30 May 1902

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Selection Committee7 Oct 189314 May 1902134

Timeline

  1. Born

    Arbroath

  2. Signed

  9. Recorded contract end

  10. Died

    Arbroath

Appearances (134)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
14 May 1902 Dundee 2–1 Arbroath Dundee Charity Cup1901-02 L
23 Mar 1901 Lochee Utd 3–2 Arbroath Carry Cup1900-01 L
16 Mar 1901 Aberdeen (Old) 6–3 Arbroath Northern League1900-01 L
2 Mar 1901 Montrose 1–5 Arbroath Carry Cup1900-01 W
23 Feb 1901 Arbroath 3–4 Dundee Forfarshire Cup1900-01 L
9 Feb 1901 Montrose 2–8 Arbroath Carry Cup1900-01 W
26 Jan 1901 Arbroath 4–3 Forfar Carry Cup1900-01 W
3 Nov 1900 Arbroath 0–1 Dundee 'A' Carry Cup1900-01 L
27 Oct 1900 Lochee Utd 1–4 Arbroath Northern League1900-01 W
20 Oct 1900 Arbroath 10–0 Montrose Northern League1900-01 W
6 Oct 1900 Arbroath 6–2 Lochee Utd Northern League1900-01 W
8 Sep 1900 Lochee Utd 3–2 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1900-01 L
1 Sep 1900 Fair City 4–1 Arbroath Northern League1900-01 L
25 Aug 1900 Arbroath 1–2 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1900-01 L
18 Aug 1900 Arbroath 5–1 Dundee Wands Northern League1900-01 W
12 May 1900 Dundee 2–1 Arbroath Dundee Charity Cup1899-00 L
5 May 1900 Lochee Utd 2–5 Arbroath Carry Cup1899-00 W
2 May 1900 Arbroath 4–1 Lochee Utd Dundee Charity Cup1899-00 W
21 Apr 1900 Arbroath 5–1 Dundee Wands Carry Cup1899-00 W
16 Apr 1900 Arbroath 1–0 Lochee Utd Carry Cup1899-00 W
14 Apr 1900 Dundee Wands 2–3 Arbroath Carry Cup1899-00 W
24 Mar 1900Neutral venue Arbroath 3–4 Dunblane Dewar Shield1899-00 L
17 Mar 1900 Arbroath 4–0 Orion Northern League1899-00 W
10 Mar 1900Neutral venue Lochee Utd 0–1 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1899-00 W
3 Mar 1900 Victoria Utd 4–3 Arbroath Northern League1899-00 L
24 Feb 1900Neutral venue Lochee Utd 3–3 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1899-00 D
17 Feb 1900 Dundee Wands 4–2 Arbroath Northern League1899-00 L
3 Feb 1900 Arbroath 2–2 Forfar Carry Cup1899-00 D
27 Jan 1900 Forfar 4–0 Arbroath Carry Cup1899-00 L
20 Jan 1900 Arbroath 4–1 Dundee Wands Northern League1899-00 W

Goals scored (39)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
9 Feb 1901 Montrose 2–8 Arbroath Carry Cup1900-01 W ?
9 Feb 1901 Montrose 2–8 Arbroath Carry Cup1900-01 W ?
18 Aug 1900 Arbroath 5–1 Dundee Wands Northern League1900-01 W ?
12 May 1900 Dundee 2–1 Arbroath Dundee Charity Cup1899-00 L ?
24 Mar 1900Neutral venue Arbroath 3–4 Dunblane Dewar Shield1899-00 L 30′
3 Mar 1900 Victoria Utd 4–3 Arbroath Northern League1899-00 L 3′
20 Jan 1900 Arbroath 4–1 Dundee Wands Northern League1899-00 W ?
25 Nov 1899 Arbroath 6–2 Forfar Northern League1899-00 W 7′
18 Nov 1899 Arbroath 3–1 Raith Rovers Scottish Qualifying Cup1899-00 W 53′
18 Nov 1899 Arbroath 3–1 Raith Rovers Scottish Qualifying Cup1899-00 W 75′
4 Nov 1899 Orion 3–5 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1899-00 W ?
23 Sep 1899 Arbroath 8–2 Scone Thistle Scottish Qualifying Cup1899-00 W ?
2 Sep 1899 Montrose 4–2 Arbroath Northern League1899-00 L ?
26 Aug 1899 Arbroath 4–0 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1899-00 W ?
29 Apr 1899 Fair City 2–3 Arbroath Dewar Shield1898-99 W ?
22 Apr 1899 Dundee Wands 3–2 Arbroath Northern League1898-99 L ?
18 Mar 1899 Arbroath 3–0 Dundee Wands Carry Cup1898-99 W 47′
11 Mar 1899Neutral venue Dundee Wands 2–4 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1898-99 W 30′
18 Feb 1899 Dundee Wands 1–2 Arbroath Carry Cup1898-99 W ?
10 Dec 1898 Montrose 0–3 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1898-99 W 52′
26 Nov 1898 Bo'ness (Old) 1–2 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1898-99 W 60′
19 Nov 1898 Arbroath 2–2 Bo'ness (Old) Scottish Qualifying Cup1898-99 D ?
29 Oct 1898 Arbroath 5–2 Lochee Utd Northern League1898-99 W ?
20 Aug 1898 Arbroath 7–1 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1898-99 W ?
9 Apr 1898 Lochee Utd 1–3 Arbroath Carry Cup1897-98 W ?