Thomas Leigh: Man United centre-forward Profile & Stats
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Thomas Leigh

Position: centre-forward

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PWDLFA

HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 24 17 4 3 52 12 +40 70.83
A 22 3 2 17 12 41 -29 13.64
TOTALS 46 20 6 20 64 53 +11 43.48

Name: Thomas Leigh
Birthdate: 02-02-1875
Age: 151
Birthplace: Derby, England
Height: 5' 11" (1.80m)
Weight: 14st (88.9kg)
Years at Club: 1900-1901
Signing Info: Transferred from: New Brighton Tower, 03/1900, £
Previous Clubs: Burton Swifts, New Brighton Tower
Debut: 17/03/1900 v Barnsley (Bank Street) 3-0 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to ?, 05/1901, £
Passed Away: 24/01/1914

Biography

Tom Leigh was a Derby lad who, after starting out with local side Gresley Rovers, played as a centre-forward for local side Derby Junction in the mid-1890s. The stronger Derby County signed him in 1895, but he could not progress beyond their Swifts team. Consequently, he moved to Burton Swifts in 1896 and made his debut in a friendly... against Derby County! Best way to mark the occasion? He scored within five minutes.
For two seasons, Leigh was Burton's top scorer in the Second Division, getting 10 goals in 1896-97 and 12 in 1897-98. Financial problems, however, forced the Swifts to sell him to big spending New Brighton Tower in January 1899 for £75. About the first thing Tom did at his new club was to contract typhoid fever, which restricted him to a mere 12 games in just over a year.
Eventually, Leigh joined Newton Heath in March 1900 as the club's new centre-forward, with a strange habit of fisting the ball every now and then! His debut was against Barnsley in the snow on March 17th and, after leaving the field injured for a few minutes, he returned to score a cracking goal from 30 yards.
During 1900-01, Leigh was ever-present for the Heathens and comfortably finished as top scorer with 15 goals. This included a hat-trick against Lincoln City in December, and claiming all but one of the club's entire goal haul in an 8-game spell early in the new year.
Surprisingly, Heath let their star striker go in the summer of 1901, destination New Brompton of the Southern League. Leigh played 43 matches for them in two seasons, grabbing 19 goals. He then moved to another Southern League outfit, Brentford, in 1903-04 but illness forced him to retire early after only one season.
The 5'11", 14-stone Leigh, who had ten brothers (not to mention a cousin, Walter, who was also a centre-forward - with Grimsby Town and Clapton Orient), then went into business, but he sadly passed away in January 1914 when only 39 years of age, after suffering from poor health for about five years. Extra information on Thomas Leigh thanks to the hard appreciated work of Charbel Boujaoude. Thomas was one of eleven brothers. Thomas sadly died at the young age of 38. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1899-1900 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
2. 1900-1901 14 34 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 37
TOTALS 15 43 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 46

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Lincoln City 2 1
2. Glossop 2 1
3. Barnsley 2 2
4. Burton Swifts 2 2
5. Stockport County 1 1
6. Port Vale 1 1
7. Blackpool 1 1
8. Chesterfield 1 1
9. Gainsborough Trinity 1 1
10. Arsenal 1 1
11. Middlesbrough 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Leicester City 4 0
2. Walsall 4 0
3. Burnley 4 0
4. Barnsley 3 2
5. Port Vale 3 1
6. Middlesbrough 3 1
7. Chesterfield 3 1
8. Glossop 2 2
9. New Brighton Tower 2 0
10. Gainsborough Trinity 2 1
11. Burton Swifts 2 2
12. Arsenal 2 1
13. Stockport County 2 1
14. Birmingham City 2 0
15. Grimsby Town 2 0
16. Lincoln City 2 2
17. Blackpool 2 1
18. Luton Town 1 0
19. Portsmouth 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Johnson, George 4
2. Ford, L 4
3. Mangnall, Ernest 4
4. Gleaves, Sam 3
5. Robson, Jack 3
6. Gillies, Gilbert 3
7. Fairclough, Arthur 2
8. Glossop Committee 2
9. New Brighton Tower Committee 2
10. Gainsborough Trinity Committee 2
11. Burton Swifts Committee 2
12. Bradshaw, Harry 2
13. Stewart, Fred 2
14. Jones, Alfred 2
15. Grimsby Town Committee 2
16. Calderhead (Snr), David 2
17. Luton Town Committee 1
18. ? 1
19. Brettell, Frank 1
20. Blackpool Committee 1
21. McCartney, John 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. West, James 37
2. Albut, Alf 9
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 24
2. Cobridge Stadium 2
3. Filbert Street 2
4. Linthorpe Road 2
5. Turf Moor 2
6. Bloomfield Road 1
7. Blundell Park 1
8. Fellows Park 1
9. Green Lane 1
10. Manor Field 1
11. Muntz Street 1
12. North Road, (Glossop) 1
13. Oakwell 1
14. Peel Croft 1
15. Saltergate 1
16. Sincil Bank 1
17. The Northolme 1
18. Tower Athletic Ground 1
19. West Bromwich Road 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 43
2. FA Cup 3
No Opponent Count
1. Leicester City 4
2. Walsall 4
3. Burnley 4
4. Barnsley 3
5. Port Vale 3
6. Middlesbrough 3
7. Chesterfield 3
8. Glossop 2
9. New Brighton Tower 2
10. Gainsborough Trinity 2
11. Burton Swifts 2
12. Arsenal 2
13. Stockport County 2
14. Birmingham City 2
15. Grimsby Town 2
16. Lincoln City 2
17. Blackpool 2
18. Luton Town 1
19. Portsmouth 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 46
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 17-03-1900 Div 2 Barnsley W 3-0 H 1 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Thomas Leigh ??'
2. 24-03-1900 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-2 A 0 Jimmy Brown ??', Rab King ??'
3. 31-03-1900 Div 2 Luton Town W 5-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', ??', Gilbert Godsmark ??', ??'
4. 07-04-1900 Div 2 Port Vale L 0-1 A 0 Lucien Boullmier 85'
5. 13-04-1900 Div 2 Leicester City W 3-2 H 0 28' (o.g.), William Griffiths 39', Matthew Gillespie 63' John T.Mercer 59', Willie Wragg 61'
6. 14-04-1900 Div 2 Walsall W 5-0 H 0 Fred Erentz 1' (pen), William Jackson 5', ??', George Foley 55', Matthew Gillespie ??'
7. 17-04-1900 Div 2 Walsall D 0-0 A 0
8. 21-04-1900 Div 2 Middlesbrough L 0-2 A 0 Thomas Niblo ??', Fergus Osborne ??'
9. 28-04-1900 Div 2 Chesterfield W 2-1 H 0 Edward Holt ??', John Grundy ??' Bill Gooing ??'
10. 01-09-1900 Div 2 Glossop L 0-1 A 0 Jack Kennedy 80'
11. 08-09-1900 Div 2 Middlesbrough W 4-0 H 1 Thomas Leigh ??', William Jackson ??', John Grundy ??', William Griffiths ??'
12. 15-09-1900 Div 2 Burnley L 0-1 A 0 Billy Bowes 70'
13. 22-09-1900 Div 2 Port Vale W 4-0 H 1 John Grundy ??', Thomas Leigh ??', Alf Schofield ??', Richard Smith ??'
14. 29-09-1900 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-1 A 0 Johnny McMillan ??' (pen)
15. 06-10-1900 Div 2 New Brighton Tower W 1-0 H 0 William Jackson 80'
16. 13-10-1900 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 1-0 A 1 Thomas Leigh 25'
17. 20-10-1900 Div 2 Walsall D 1-1 H 0 Alf Schofield ??' Jimmy Martin ??'
18. 27-10-1900 Div 2 Burton Swifts L 1-3 A 1 Thomas Leigh ??' Benjamin Appleby ??' (pen), ??', W.J.Stretton ??'
19. 10-11-1900 Div 2 Arsenal L 1-2 A 0 William Jackson ??' John Anderson ??', Peter Turner ??'
20. 24-11-1900 Div 2 Stockport County L 0-1 A 0 Harold Stansfield 80'
21. 01-12-1900 Div 2 Birmingham City L 0-1 H 0 Robert McRoberts 20'
22. 08-12-1900 Div 2 Grimsby Town L 0-2 A 0 *Charles Richards ??', Thomas Lakey ??'
23. 15-12-1900 Div 2 Lincoln City W 4-1 H 2 Thomas Leigh ??', ??', Hugh Morgan ??', Alf Schofield ??' Wally Smith ??'
24. 22-12-1900 Div 2 Chesterfield L 1-2 A 0 Jim Hancock ??' (o.g.) Walter Arnold ??', Percy Turner ??'
25. 26-12-1900 Div 2 Blackpool W 4-0 H 1 William Griffiths ??', Thomas Leigh ??', William Morgan ??', Alf Schofield ??'
26. 29-12-1900 Div 2 Glossop W 3-0 H 2 Hugh Morgan ??' (pen), Thomas Leigh ??', ??'
27. 01-01-1901 Div 2 Middlesbrough W 2-1 A 0 Alf Schofield ??', ??' Wille Wardrope ??' (pen)
28. 05-01-1901 FAC Portsmouth W 3-0 H 0 William Jackson 49', Harry Stafford 50', William Griffiths 76'
29. 12-01-1901 Div 2 Burnley L 0-1 H 0 William Jenkinson 27'
30. 19-01-1901 Div 2 Port Vale L 0-2 A 0 Adrian Capes 25', 89'
31. 09-02-1901 FAC Burnley D 0-0 H 0
32. 13-02-1901 FAC Burnley L 1-7 A 0 Alf Schofield 25' George Mole 4', Billy Bannister 2', Joe Taylor 35', Tom Morrison 40', 82', William Jenkinson 70',85
33. 16-02-1901 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity D 0-0 H 0
34. 19-02-1901 Div 2 New Brighton Tower L 0-2 A 0 Jack Farrell 5', Jack Bell
35. 25-02-1901 Div 2 Walsall D 1-1 A 0 William Morgan ??' Jack Flynn ??'
36. 02-03-1901 Div 2 Burton Swifts D 1-1 H 1 Thomas Leigh ??' J.Kerry ??'
37. 13-03-1901 Div 2 Barnsley W 1-0 H 1 Thomas Leigh ??'
38. 16-03-1901 Div 2 Arsenal W 1-0 H 1 Thomas Leigh 30'
39. 20-03-1901 Div 2 Leicester City L 2-3 H 0 James Fisher ??', William Jackson ??' Tommy Brown ??', James Connachan ??', George Swift ??'
40. 23-03-1901 Div 2 Blackpool W 2-1 A 0 William Griffiths ??', ??' Richard Birket ??'
41. 30-03-1901 Div 2 Stockport County W 3-1 H 1 Thomas Leigh ??', Hugh Morgan ??', Alf Schofield ??' Harold Stansfield ??'
42. 05-04-1901 Div 2 Lincoln City L 0-2 A 0 Peter Proudfoot 49', Jimmy Hartley 75'
43. 06-04-1901 Div 2 Birmingham City L 0-1 A 0 John McMillan ??'
44. 09-04-1901 Div 2 Barnsley L 2-6 A 0 William Jackson ??', William Morgan ??' Joe Halliwell ??', ??', Jack Carlin ??', Frank Mawson ??', Andrew Swan ??', Don Lees ??'
45. 13-04-1901 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 1-0 H 0 Hugh Morgan 67' (pen)
46. 27-04-1901 Div 2 Chesterfield W 1-0 H 1 Thomas Leigh 25'
 

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