Leitch Keir

Leitch Keir

Personal information
Full name	Leitch Keir
Date of birth	22 June 1861
Place of birth	Alloa, Scotland
Date of death	29 June 1922(1922-06-29) (aged 61)
Place of death	Dumbarton, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre half Left half
Youth career
	Renton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1881–1897	Dumbarton	49	(2)
International career
1886–1888	Scotland	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leitch Keir (22 June 1861 – 29 June 1922) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Dumbarton and Scotland.

Having won the Scottish Cup with Dumbarton in 1883, he was the sole member of that team still with the club when they were joint champions of the inaugural Scottish Football League in 1891, becoming the first player to claim medals from both competitions; the distinction was almost shared by all his teammates, but they had lost the 1891 Scottish Cup Final three months earlier. The Sons of the Rock went on to win the title outright in 1892. Keir ceased playing regularly in 1893, but returned for one cup appearance four years later.

Honours

Dumbarton

• Scottish Football League: 1890–91, 1891–92
• Scottish Cup: 1882–83
  • Runner-up 1886–87, 1890–91
• Dumbartonshire Cup: Winners 1888–89, 1889–90, 1890-91, 1891-92
• League Charity Cup: 1890–91
• Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup: Runner-up 1884–85
• Greenock Charity Cup: Winner 1889–90; Runner-up 1888–89
• 4 caps for Scotland between 1886 and 1888, scoring one goal;
• 9 representative caps between 1884 and 1890 (7 for Dumbartonshire, 1 for a West of Scotland XI and 1 for a Scots Anglo XI).

References

Sources

• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

External links

• Leitch Keir at the Scottish Football Association
• London Hearts profile
• Leitch Keir (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)