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Alec Leake

Small Heath FC, Aston Villa FC

 5 appearances, 0 goals

P 5 W 4 D 1 L 0 F 9: A 3
90% successful
1901-05

captain: none
minutes played: 450

Timeline
  Alexander Leake
Birth 11 July 1871 at 5 Chamberlain Buildings, in Talford Street, Aston, Warwickshire [registered in Aston, September 1871].
 Attended Green Lane School, King's Heath
 

According to the 1871 census, Hannah Leake is pregnant with he fifth child, to be Alexander. She lives her Blacksmith husband, Edward and four children at 5 Chamberlain Buildings in Aston.
 

According to the 1881 census, Alexander is the fifth of eight children to his Blacksmith father, Edward (1838) and Hannah (1837), all living at 136 Grange Road in Aston.
 

According to the 1891 census, Alexander is a bicycle machinist boarding with Sophia Tye at 7 Read Street in Coventry.
Marriage to Ellen Christiana Bird, at Christ Church, Sparkwood, on 17 April 1897 [registered in Aston, June 1897]. Alexander was a forger living at 44 Grace Road at the time.
 

According to the 1901 census, Alexander is a Professional Footballer and is now married to Ellen C. They have two children, Alexander Cecil and Howard Sidney. They live at 51 Somerville Road in Aston.
 

According to the 1911 census, Alexander, though 39 years-old, is still a Professional Footballer, still married with a third child, Horace Victor. They all live at 240 Somerville Road.
 

According to the 1921 census, Alexander, now a machine gun profiler, still married and with two of their children, living at 39 Yew Tree Lane in Smethwick.
Death 29 March 1938 in Birmingham, aged 66 years 261 days [registered in Birmingham, March 1938].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career
Club(s) Played schoolboy football in Birmingham, particularly Jenkins Street & Little Green Lane Schools in Bordesley Green, Hoskins and Sewell FC, Kings Heath Albion FC, Saltley Gas Works FC and Singers FC. He turned professional with Old Hill Wanderers FC in 1893-94. Joined Small Heath Alliance FC in 1894 and Aston Villa FC in June 1902. After 127 league matches and eight goals, went on to Burnley FC in December 1907. Wednesbury Old Athletic FC in 1910. Retiring from playing in 1913.
Club honours Football League runners-up 1902-03; FA Cup winners 1903-04;
Individual honours Football League (one appearance)
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 8½", 12st. 1lb [1904].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number 297th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-half
First match No. 81, 12 March 1904, Ireland 1 England 3, a British Championship match at Cliftonville Gardens, Cliftonville, Belfast, aged 32 years 245 days.
Last match No. 85, 1 April 1905, England 1 Scotland 0, a British Championship match at Sports Arena, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, aged 33 years 264 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1903-04, 1904-05;
Team honours British Championship winners 1903-04, 1904-05;
Individual honours The Professionals (one appearance, September 1901)
Distinctions Cousin of Jimmy Windridge, through the Bird family.
Died twenty days after Charles Wilson, 23 days after Jackie Mordue and 24 days after Robert Ogilvie. Second time four ex-England players have died in a calendar month.

Beyond England
After retiring from playing, Leake joined Crystal Palace FC as a trainer from 1913 to 1915. He took up the same position after the war with Merthyr Town FC from October 1919 for the rest of that season. His full-time involvement with football ceased but did a little coaching with Walsall FC in September 1932. A blacksmith by trade. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.155.

 

Alec Leake - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
5 5 5 450 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Alec Leake - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 0 1 1.667 0.667 83.3 +2
Away 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 0 1 2.00 0.50 100.0 +2
All - British Championship 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 0 2 1.80 0.60 90.0 +4

 

Alec Leake - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1903-04 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 0 1 2.00 0.50 100.0 +2
BC 1904-05 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 0 1 1.667 0.667 83.3 +2
BC All 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 0 2 1.80 0.60 90.0 +4
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 0 2 1.80 0.60 90.0 +4
All 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 0 2 1.80 0.60 90.0 +4

 

Alec Leake - Match History
 Club: Aston Villa F.C. - 5 full appearances

F.A. International Select Committee - 5 full capsx

Tour of FA 25 September 1901 - England 10 Germany 0, Hyde Road, Manchester tour HW lh
Age 32
1 81 12 March 1904 - Ireland 1 England 3, Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast BC AW Start lh
2 82 9 April 1904 - Scotland 0 England 1, Celtic Park, Glasgow AW Start lh
Age 33
3 83 25 February 1905 - England 1 Ireland 1, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough BC HD Start lh
4 84 27 March 1905 - England 3 Wales 1, Anfield Road, Liverpool HW Start lh
5 85 1 April 1905 - England 1 Scotland 0, Sports Arena, Crystal Palace HW Start lh

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