| Jim Leslie | |
| Fullname: | James Leslie |
| Position: | Inside right |
| Birth Date: | 1873 |
| Birth Place: | Barrhead, Scotland |
| Years1: | 1894–1896 |
| Clubs1: | Clyde |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 19 |
| Years2: | 1897 |
| Years3: | 1897–1901 |
| Clubs3: | Sunderland |
| Caps3: | 92 |
| Goals3: | 26 |
| Years4: | 1901–1902 |
| Years5: | 1902–1903 |
| Clubs5: | Clyde |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 1904–1906 |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
James Leslie was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including Clyde and Sunderland, as a forward.[1]
He made his debut for Sunderland on 4 September 1897 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 1–0 win at Olive Grove.[2] Overall, he made 98 Football League and FA Cup appearances while at the club from 1897 to 1901, scoring 29 goals. He scored Roker Park's first ever goal in a 1–0 win over Liverpool in September 1898[3] and was part of the team which finished runners-up in 1897–98 and again in 1900–01, but had departed for Middlesbrough by the time they claimed the title the following season.