Roddy McLeod
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roderick McLeod | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | December 1931 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Lambeth, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Westburn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1889–1891 | Partick Thistle | 0 | (0) |
| 1891–1897 | West Bromwich Albion | 149 | (50) |
| 1897–1898 | Leicester Fosse | 27 | (13) |
| 1898–1899 | Brighton United | ||
| 1899–1900 | Southampton | 20 | (6) |
| 1900–1906 | Brentford | 20 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Roderick "Roddy" McLeod (12 February 1872 – December 1931) was a Scottish professional footballer who was part of the West Bromwich Albion team which won the FA Cup in 1892 and was a losing finalist in 1895.
McLeod was born in Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. After representing Kilsyth & Kirkintillock Schools and Westburn FC, he turned professional with Partick Thistle in April 1889. He made 38 cup and friendly appearances, scoring 9 goals, before moving to England in January 1891 to join West Bromwich Albion for a £50 fee. He made his debut the following month against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup third round. His arrival at Stoney Lane came too late to prevent Albion finishing the 1890–91 season at the foot of the table and having to apply for re-election to the Football League.
He started the following season with two goals in the opening match against Everton, but the remainder of the league season was again disappointing as Albion finished 12th (out of 14). In the FA Cup, however, Albion enjoyed great success reaching the final after a drawn out semi-final against Nottingham Forest which went to three matches, with the second replay (won 6–2) taking place in a snowstorm. In the Final against Aston Villa, played at Kennington Oval on 19 March 1892, Albion's Cup experience proved the difference between the two Midlands sides. McLeod's cross to Jasper Geddes set up Albion's first goal, and Albion finished 3–0 victors, with the other goals coming from Sammy Nicholls and Jack Reynolds.
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