Jack Leitch

Jack Leitch (born 17 July 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Stirling Albion. A midfielder, he started his career with Motherwell and was a product of the Motherwell Academy. In 2016, he moved to Airdrieonians and had one season with the Diamonds. Leitch then played for Peterhead for three seasons before signing for Stirling Albion in 2020.

Jack Leitch
Personal information
Full name Jack Leitch
Date of birth (1995-07-17) 17 July 1995
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stirling Albion
Youth career
2012–2015 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Motherwell 27 (0)
2016–2017 Airdrieonians 31 (2)
2017–2020 Peterhead 75 (18)
2020– Stirling Albion 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:56, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

Motherwell

On 30 November 2013, Leitch made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a surprise 1–0 defeat against Lanarkshire derby opponents Albion Rovers in the Scottish Cup.[1] His first start came on 1 March 2014, in a 4–1 win against Heart of Midlothian.[2] On 4 June 2014, Leitch signed a new two-year contract at Motherwell.[3]

Leitch missed a large part of the 2014–15 season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in an under-20 match against St Johnstone in October 2014.[4] He was released by the club at the end of the 2015–16 season after his contract expired.[5]

Airdrieonians

On 2 September 2016, Leitch signed for Airdrieonians, joining permanently having already played for the club as a trialist.[6]

Peterhead

Leitch signed a one-year contract with Scottish League Two club Peterhead on 4 August 2017.[7] On 4 May 2019, he scored twice as Peterhead won 2–0 away to Queen's Park at Hampden, a result which clinched the League Two title.[8]

In June 2019, Leitch signed a new contract with Peterhead for the 2019–20 season.[9]

Career statistics
As of 3 November 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2013–14[10] Scottish Premiership 90100000100
2014–15[11] 7000101[lower-alpha 1]090
2015–16[12] 110002000130
Total 270103010320
Airdrieonians 2016–17[13][14] Scottish League One 31210003[lower-alpha 2]0352
Peterhead 2017–18[15] Scottish League Two 32531006[lower-alpha 3]0416
2018–19[16] 341130402[lower-alpha 4]14312
2019–20[17] Scottish League One 9200401[lower-alpha 4]0142
Total 75186180919820
Career total 133208111013116522
  1. Appearance in the Europa League
  2. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
  3. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the League One play-offs
  4. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Peterhead

Personal life

Leitch is the eldest son of former Motherwell captain Scott Leitch.[2]

References
  1. "Albion Rovers 1–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. Mitchell, Bert (5 March 2014). "Jack the lad on course to be a man of steel..." Evening Times. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. "TV: Leitch commits to new deal". Motherwell F.C. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. "Leitch on the road to recovery". Motherwell F.C. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. "Squad Update: May 2016". motherwellfc.co.uk. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  6. "Leitch joins Airdrieonians". Scottish Professional Football League. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  7. "Jack the Latest Lad in at Balmoor". Peterhead FC. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. Durent, Jamie (6 May 2019). "Jack Leitch revels in his special day as brace fires Peterhead to League 2 title at Hampden Park". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. Law, Callum (19 June 2019). "Jack's the lad for Peterhead as he commits for next season". Evening Express. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  11. "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  12. "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  13. "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  14. Jack Leitch at Soccerway
  15. "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  17. "Games played by Jack Leitch in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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