Graham Leggat
 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 | 16 | (3) |
| 1968 | Rotherham United | 16 | (7) |
| 1970 | Bromsgrove Rovers | ||
| 1971 | Toronto Metros | ||
| Total | 395 | (201) | |
| National team | |||
| 1954–1957 | Scottish League XI[2] | 5 | (6) |
| 1956–1960 | Scotland | 18 | (8) |
| 1959[3] | SFA trial v SFL | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1972 | Toronto Metros | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Graham Leggat (20 June 1934 – 29 August 2015) was a Scottish international footballer.
Playing career[]
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, 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, Rotherham and Bromsgrove Rovers.
International[]
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 League XI in five appearances.[2]
Coaching and media career[]
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[]
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]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Apr 1956 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  England |
1–0 | 1–1 | BHC |
| 2 | 5 Oct 1957 | Windsor Park, Belfast |  Northern Ireland |
1–1 | 1–1 | BHC |
| 3 | 18 Oct 1958 | Ninian Park, Cardiff |  Wales |
1–0 | 3–0 | BHC |
| 4 | 6 May 1959 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  West Germany |
3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 27 May 1959 | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |  Netherlands |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 3 Oct 1959 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 4–0 | BHC |
| 7 | 4 Nov 1959 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Wales |
1–1 | 1–1 | BHC |
| 8 | 19 Apr 1960 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | England |
1–0 | 1–1 | BHC |
References[]
- ^ "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". www.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". www.afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Graham Leggat 1960–2011 The Filmmaker Magazine 26 August 2011
- Sources
- Reid, Harry (2005). The Final Whistle?. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-362-6.
External links[]
- Graham Leggat at the Scottish Football Association
- Graham Leggat at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Profile at Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
- International appearances at londonhearts.com Scotland section
- 1934 births
- 2015 deaths
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- Scottish footballers
- Association football wingers
- Banks O' Dee F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Scotland international footballers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scotland under-23 international footballers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Scottish emigrants to Canada
- Scottish football managers
- Toronto Blizzard managers
- Scottish expatriate football managers
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) commentators
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) executives
- Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees
- Association football commentators
- Canadian television sportscasters
- Naturalized citizens of Canada