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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Normie McLeod
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Norman McLeod
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|9|19}}
| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 168 cm
| position = [[Forward (football)|Inside Forward / Outside Forward]]
| years1 = 1954–55
| clubs1 = Vancouver St. Andrews FC
| years2 = 1956
| clubs2 = Vancouver City / Hale-Co FC
| years3 = 1956–57
| clubs3 = Vancouver Capilano's
| years4 = 1957–58
| clubs4 = Vancouver City / Hale-Co FC
| years5 = 1959
| clubs5 = North Shore Carling's FC
| years6 = 1959–61
| clubs6 = Vancouver Capilano's
| years7 = 1961
| clubs7 = San Francisco Mercuries
| years8 = 1961–62
| clubs8 = [[Columbus F.C.|Vancouver Columbus FC]]
| years9 = 1962
| clubs9 = → [[Surrey United Firefighters|Vancouver Firefighters FC]] (loan)
| years10 = 1962–67
| clubs10 = Canadians (City FC) / Burnaby Villa
| years11 = 1965
| clubs11 = → [[Surrey United Firefighters|Vancouver Firefighters FC]] (loan)
| years12 = 1967–68
| clubs12 = Vancouver Eldos
| years13 = 1968–69
| clubs13 = [[Surrey United Firefighters|Vancouver Firefighters FC]]
| years14 = 1971–72
| clubs14 = Vancouver Inter-Italia
| nationalyears1 = 1957
| nationalteam1 = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}


'''Normie McLeod''' (born 19 September 1938) is a former [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[soccer]] player. He was a [[The Challenge Trophy|national champion]] with Canadian clubs Vancouver Hale-Co FC (1956). As a teenager, he was Canada's youngest player during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://canadasoccer.com/?t=project.tpl&sid=30 | title=Home }}</ref> After his retirement, he became an honoured member of the [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]].
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'''Norman''' ("'''Norm'''") '''McLeod''' (born September, 1938 in [[Vancouver, Canada]]) is a former [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canadian national soccer team]] player.


In the [[Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908-73)|Pacific Coast League]], McLeod won two championships with the Vancouver City FC club, with the team known as Hale-Co FC in 1958<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-lZlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=64kNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1268,5685963|title=The Vancouver Sun - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|accessdate=20 August 2023}}</ref> and Molson Canadian (or Canadians) in 1962–63. In the Mainland Soccer League, he won the 1957 Imperial Cup with the Vancouver Capilano's. From 1957 to 1965, he was a British Columbia or Vancouver all-star in eight of nine seasons. He notably scored against [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in a 2–0 win in Vancouver on 3 June 1957.
McLeod played four times for Canada, in 1957 he was selected to Canada's first ever World Cup team and scored Canada's first ever goal in World Cup competition against the United States in Toronto. McLeod played for the [[Vancouver Halecos]] in the [[Pacific Coast Soccer League]], and was a member of the team as they won the Canadian championship in 1956. He later played for the PCSL's [[Vancouver Canadians (soccer)|Vancouver Canadians]].


He also played and scored in three editions of the Pacific Coast International Championship, twice on loan with the [[Surrey United Firefighters|Vancouver Firefighters FC]] (1962, 1965) and once with the Pacific Coast League all-stars (1964). McLeod and the Firefighters won the 1962 J.F. Kennedy Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZpZlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aYoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6454,8352893|title=The Sun - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|accessdate=20 August 2023}}</ref>
He first played for the B.C. All-Stars in 1957 and scored one of the goals when the team beat Tottenham Hotspur. He eventually played 14 times for the B.C. All-Star team against teams like Hearts, Admira Vienna, West Bromwich Albion, Municipal Lima, Zenit Leningrad, Birmingham City, Toronto City, Sheffield United, Red Star Belgrade, Notts Forest and Hibernian.


From 1955 to 1971, he scored 124 goals in the Pacific Coast League, notably finishing as the runner-up in the league scoring race in three successive seasons (1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64). In all, he finished top-five in the league scoring race nine times.
In April 2005 McLeod was inducted into the [[Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame]].

After representing Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957, he was part of Canada's side during a 1960 tour of the Soviet Union and Britain.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://canadasoccer.com/?t=project&sid=31 | title=Home }}</ref>

In 2012, Normie McLeod was inducted into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coquitlamshof.com/halloffameinductees2012.cfm |title=2012 Inductees « Hall of Fame « City of Coquitlam - Sports Hall of Fame |website=www.coquitlamshof.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909114029/http://coquitlamshof.com/halloffameinductees2012.cfm |archive-date=2013-09-09}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Normie's brother Gordon McLeod also played in the Pacific Coast League. The two brothers were champions together at Vancouver Hale-Co FC and were part of Canada's national squad in 1960. Normie's son Norman Jr. won national titles alongside cousins Billy and Mike McLeod. Normie's other nephew, [[Wes McLeod]], is also a member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame, having played in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] and the 1976 [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Canada Soccer player|id=2130}} / [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]]
*[http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/OSN.nsf/c1bfa845a2dec3bf85256b0b005d4116/71f1f4b52b83bbde85256fc0006e158e?OpenDocument Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inductee page]
*[https://issuu.com/canadasoccer/docs/2017_pdf_cs_hall_of_fame_class Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]
*[https://issuu.com/canadasoccer/docs/20171231_canada_records_results Canada Soccer Records & Results]

{{Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame}}


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Latest revision as of 22:45, 25 November 2024

Normie McLeod
Personal information
Full name Norman McLeod
Date of birth (1938-09-19) September 19, 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Inside Forward / Outside Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–55 Vancouver St. Andrews FC
1956 Vancouver City / Hale-Co FC
1956–57 Vancouver Capilano's
1957–58 Vancouver City / Hale-Co FC
1959 North Shore Carling's FC
1959–61 Vancouver Capilano's
1961 San Francisco Mercuries
1961–62 Vancouver Columbus FC
1962 → Vancouver Firefighters FC (loan)
1962–67 Canadians (City FC) / Burnaby Villa
1965 → Vancouver Firefighters FC (loan)
1967–68 Vancouver Eldos
1968–69 Vancouver Firefighters FC
1971–72 Vancouver Inter-Italia
International career
1957 Canada 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Normie McLeod (born 19 September 1938) is a former Canadian soccer player. He was a national champion with Canadian clubs Vancouver Hale-Co FC (1956). As a teenager, he was Canada's youngest player during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957.[1] After his retirement, he became an honoured member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.

In the Pacific Coast League, McLeod won two championships with the Vancouver City FC club, with the team known as Hale-Co FC in 1958[2] and Molson Canadian (or Canadians) in 1962–63. In the Mainland Soccer League, he won the 1957 Imperial Cup with the Vancouver Capilano's. From 1957 to 1965, he was a British Columbia or Vancouver all-star in eight of nine seasons. He notably scored against Tottenham Hotspur in a 2–0 win in Vancouver on 3 June 1957.

He also played and scored in three editions of the Pacific Coast International Championship, twice on loan with the Vancouver Firefighters FC (1962, 1965) and once with the Pacific Coast League all-stars (1964). McLeod and the Firefighters won the 1962 J.F. Kennedy Cup.[3]

From 1955 to 1971, he scored 124 goals in the Pacific Coast League, notably finishing as the runner-up in the league scoring race in three successive seasons (1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64). In all, he finished top-five in the league scoring race nine times.

After representing Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957, he was part of Canada's side during a 1960 tour of the Soviet Union and Britain.[4]

In 2012, Normie McLeod was inducted into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

Personal life

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Normie's brother Gordon McLeod also played in the Pacific Coast League. The two brothers were champions together at Vancouver Hale-Co FC and were part of Canada's national squad in 1960. Normie's son Norman Jr. won national titles alongside cousins Billy and Mike McLeod. Normie's other nephew, Wes McLeod, is also a member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame, having played in the North American Soccer League and the 1976 Olympic Games.

References

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  1. ^ "Home".
  2. ^ "The Vancouver Sun - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Sun - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Home".
  5. ^ "2012 Inductees « Hall of Fame « City of Coquitlam - Sports Hall of Fame". www.coquitlamshof.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
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