Jim Leslie
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Jim Leslie was a Scottish
footballer
who played for Sunderland
as a forward
. He made his debut for Sunderland on 4 September 1897 against Sheffield Wednesday
in a 1–0 win at Olive Grove
. Overall he made 99 league appearances scoring 26 goals while at the club, spanning from 1897 to 1901.
Jim scored Roker Park
's first ever goal in a 1-0 win over Liverpool in September 1898.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who played for Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
as a forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He made his debut for Sunderland on 4 September 1897 against Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
in a 1–0 win at Olive Grove
Olive Grove
Olive Grove was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s first permanent football ground, home to the club for just over a decade at the end of the 19th century...
. Overall he made 99 league appearances scoring 26 goals while at the club, spanning from 1897 to 1901.
Jim scored Roker Park
Roker Park
Roker Park was an English football stadium situated in Roker, Sunderland. The stadium was the home of the English football club Sunderland A.F.C. from 1897 to 1997 before the club moved to the Stadium of Light. Near the end of the stadium's history, its capacity was around 22,500 with only a small...
's first ever goal in a 1-0 win over Liverpool in September 1898.