Roddy McLeod

Leicester Fosse and Brighton In the summer of 1897 McLeod moved to spend a season with Leicester Fosse, where he was top scorer for 1897–98 with 13 league goals. A tempting offer from Brighton United then persuaded him to move to the south coast in May 1898 to join them in the Southern League. He scored on his debut for Brighton with the consolation goal in a 4–1 defeat in the opening match at Southampton's newly built stadium, The Dell. Despite being Brighton's top scorer, the club's financial troubles forced them to release McLeod from his contract in April 1899.

Southampton McLeod was persuaded to remain in the Southern League with Southampton and played the final three matches of their 1898–99 Southern League championship season. Described by Holley & Chalk as "baby-faced and small in stature" he was "a splendid forward who had the ability to turn a game by using his deft footwork". He retained his place for the start of the following season but after the first five matches, in which he failed to score, he lost his place to Archie Turner. McLeod eventually regained his place in the side in January and for the remainder of the season he vied with Jack Farrell for the No. 9 shirt. He replaced the injured Farrell in an FA Cup match against Newcastle United in which he scored twice in a 4–1 victory. He followed this with the winning goal in the next round in a 2–1 victory over his former club, West Bromwich Albion.

McLeod also found his goal-scoring form in the league with a run of three goals in three matches at the start of April 1900, but lost his place in the FA Cup side to Farrell. Saints reached the FA Cup Final for the first time in their history, but failed dismally on the day going down 4–0 to Bury. Saints' failure in the final was later attributed to a dispute between the players, with the Scottish players wanting McLeod to play whereas the English players, and the board, went for Farrell, despite Farrell being off-form, having failed to score in any competition since January.

After Southampton Understandably disappointed he moved to join Brentford in August 1900, helping them take the Southern League Second Division title in 1901. He remained at Brentford until finally retiring from professional football in 1906.

He subsequently fell on hard times, and in March 1911 Southampton made an appeal on his behalf for employment as a warehouseman. He later worked in a brewery and then as a boiler mechanic in London.

Brentford Southern League Second Division: 1900–01