John Thompson Leckie (3 March 1906 — 1977) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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Career

Leckie played for Alva Albion,

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. According to the official club hist ...

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland. The team competes in the , the second division of Scottish football. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun (or Saint Johnstoun)—an old name o ...

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club has won f ...

and

Bray Unknowns Bray Unknowns Football Club was an List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland, Irish association football club based in Bray, County Wicklow, Bray, County Wicklow. During the 1920s and 1930s the Unknowns were the dominant foot ...

before moving down to England to sign with

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal ...

in March 1932. He picked up an injury in only his second game in 1931–32 and was sidelined until the start of his second season at the

Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England, and home to Port Vale F.C. from 1913 to 1950. It was the sixth ground the club used. Structure and facilities The stadium was in rather bad conditi ...

. During that season he had a period from November 1932 to February 1933 as second-choice keeper behind previous favourite Ben Davies, though in March he was injured once more, and Leckie played 22 games. He left on a free transfer by May 1933. He moved on to

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

in 1933–34, dropping down to the

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from the

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. He was then

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

's first-team goalkeeper in 1934–35, as the Welsh club struggled near the bottom of the

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. He later turned out for

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...

and

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leckie, Jock 1906 births 1977 deaths Footballers from Clackmannanshire Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Alloa Athletic F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Bray Unknowns F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen People from Alva, Clackmannanshire