Leslie Skene

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
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
George Watson's College
Edinburgh University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1906 Queen's Park 52 (0)
1902 Hibernian 1 (0)
Stenhousemuir
1907–1909 Fulham 88 (0)
Glentoran
National team
1904 Scotland 1 (0)
1904 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
Irish League XI 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Alexander Leslie Henderson Skene MC (22 August 1882 – 29 October 1959) was a Scottish amateur football goalkeeper who appeared in the Football League for Fulham.[2] He also played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, Stenhousemuir and Hibernian and in the Irish League for Glentoran.[1][3][4][5] He won a cap for Scotland at international level.[6]

Personal life

Skene was the older brother of fellow footballer Clyde Skene.[1] He was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh University and Queen's University, qualifying as a psychiatrist.[1] He went on to work at Lanark District Asylum.[7] 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.[7] After the war, Skene held the positions of medical superintendent at Perth Criminal Mental Hospital and of senior assistant physician at Tooting Bec Mental Hospital.[7] He moved to the Isle of Man in 1922 and became medical superintendent of the Isle of Man Mental Hospital.[7] 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.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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 190589161X.
  3. ↑ "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  4. ↑ "Hibernian Player LH Skene Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  5. ↑ (Smith 2013, p. 259)
  6. ↑ "Scottish Football Association". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Alex (2012-08-01). The Fulham FC Miscellany. History Press. ISBN 9780752490571.
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