Leitch Keir | |
Fullname: | Leitch Keir |
Birth Date: | 22 June 1861 |
Birth Place: | Alloa, Scotland |
Death Place: | Dumbarton, Scotland[1] |
Years1: | 1881–1897 |
Clubs1: | Dumbarton[2] |
Caps1: | 49 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 1886–1888 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Leitch Keir (22 June 1861 – 29 June 1922) was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Dumbarton and Scotland.[3]
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.[1] Keir ceased playing regularly in 1893, but returned for one cup appearance four years later.[4]