Leslie Skene

Alexander Leslie Henderson Skene MC (22 August 1882 – 29 October 1959) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper.[2] He also played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Hibernian and in the Irish League for Glentoran.[3][4] He won one cap for Scotland at international level.[5]

Leslie Skene
Personal information
Full name Alexander Leslie Henderson Skene[1]
Date of birth 22 August 1882
Place of birth Larbert, Scotland
Date of death 29 October 1959(1959-10-29) (aged 77)[1]
Place of death Douglas, Isle of Man
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1898–1900 George Watson's College
1900–1901 Edinburgh University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1906 Queen's Park 52 (0)
1902 → Hibernian (loan) 1 (0)
1903 → Stenhousemuir (loan)
1907–1910 Fulham 88 (0)
1910–1911 Glentoran
National team
1904 Scotland 1 (0)
1904 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
1911 Irish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Skene was the older brother of fellow footballer Clyde Skene.[1] He was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh University, Queen's University and qualified as a psychiatrist.[1] He went on to work at Lanark District Asylum.[6] Skene served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War and rose to the rank of acting major.[1] He was twice wounded at Gallipoli in 1915 and was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 for gallantry and distinguished service in the field.[6] After the war, Skene held the positions of medical superintendent at Perth Criminal Mental Hospital and of senior assistant physician at Tooting Bec Hospital.[6] He moved to the Isle of Man in 1922 and became medical superintendent of the Isle of Man Mental Hospital.[6] Skene was a member of the British Medical Association for over 40 years and was president of the Isle of Man branch of the organisation in 1935 and 1936.[6]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1900–01[7] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1901–02[7] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1902–03[7] 1 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
1903–04[7] 23 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 26 0
1904–05[7] 16 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 18 0
1905–06[7] 11 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 12 0
Total 53 0 1 0 6 0 60 0
Hibernian (loan) 1901–02[8] Scottish First Division 1 0 — — 1 0
Career total 54 0 1 0 6 0 61 0
  1. Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. Appearances in Glasgow Cup
  3. 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup

References
  1. "The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At October 2016 – Appendix 2" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 266. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. "Skene Leslie Fulham 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. Leslie Skene at the Scottish Football Association
  6. White, Alex (1 August 2012). The Fulham FC Miscellany. History Press. ISBN 9780752490571.
  7. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. "Hibernian Player LH Skene Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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