Joe Leiper

Joe Leiper
Personal information
Full name Joseph Leiper
Date of birth (1873-03-15)15 March 1873
Place of birth Govan, Scotland
Date of death 3 February 1937 (aged 64)[1]
Place of death Hillhead, Glasgow
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1890–1891 Minerva
1891–1892 Partick Thistle
1892–1900 Derby County 157 (0)
1900–1902 Grimsby Town 46 (0)
1902–1903 Chesterfield Town 25 (0)
1903 Partick Thistle
1903–1904 Motherwell
1904 Hull City
1904–1905 Aberdare Town
1905–190? Belper Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Leiper (15 March 1873 – 3 February 1937) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full-back.[2]

He was the son of Joseph Leiper Sr., a wine merchant, and Ellen Barr. He married Martha Harrison and they had three sons and three daughters. He worked as a ship plater's helper. He died of heart failure in Glasgow, aged 64.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Joe Leiper Funeral of Former Derby County Player". Derby Daily Telegraph. 8 February 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.