Jim Leighton

Position: goalkeeper

Scotland

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	44	21	12	11	64	31	+33	47.73
A	47	14	12	21	53	64	-11	29.79
N	3	1	2	0	8	7	+1	33.33
TOTALS	94	36	26	32	125	102	+23	38.30

Name: James "Jim" Leighton

Birthdate: 24-07-1958

Age: 67

Birthplace: Johnstone, Renfewshire, Scotland

Height: 6' 0" (1.83m)

Weight: 13st 5lbs (84.82kg)

Years at Club: 1988-1991

Signing Info: Transferred from: Aberdeen, 14/05/1988, £450,000

Previous Clubs: Deveronvale, Dairy Thistle, Aberdeen, Arsenal (loan), Reading (loan)

Debut: 27/08/1988 v Queens Park Rangers (H) 0-0 (League Division One)

Farewell: Transferred to Dundee, 02/1992, £200,000

Passed Away:

Biography



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1988-1989	0	38	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48
2.	1989-1990	0	35	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45
3.	1990-1991	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS		0	73	0	7	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	94

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

Player never scored for club.

No	Opponent

1.	Queens Park Rangers	6
2.	Nottingham Forest	6
3.	Tottenham Hotspur	5
4.	Liverpool	4
5.	Luton Town	4
6.	Wimbledon	4
7.	Norwich City	4
8.	Everton	4
9.	Derby County	4
10.	Southampton	4
11.	Sheffield Wednesday	4
12.	Charlton Athletic	4
13.	Coventry City	4
14.	Arsenal	4
15.	Millwall	4
16.	Aston Villa	3
17.	Newcastle United	3
18.	Crystal Palace	3
19.	Middlesbrough	2
20.	West Ham United	2
21.	Rotherham United	2
22.	Bournemouth	2
23.	Portsmouth	2
24.	Manchester City	2
25.	Chelsea	2
26.	Oldham Athletic	2
27.	Oxford United	1
28.	Hereford United	1
29.	Sheffield United	1
30.	Halifax Town	1

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Clough, Brian	6
2.	Venables, Terry	5
3.	Dalglish, Kenny	4
4.	Gould, Bobby	4
5.	Stringer, Dave	4
6.	Harvey, Colin	4
7.	Cox, Arthur	4
8.	Nicholl, Chris	4
9.	Lawrence, Lennie	4
10.	Sillett, John	4
11.	Graham, George	4
12.	Francis, Trevor	4
13.	Docherty, John	4
14.	Smith, Jim	3
15.	Harford, Ray	3
16.	Taylor, Graham	3
17.	Coppell, Steve	3
18.	Rioch, Bruce	2
19.	Lyall, John	2
20.	McEwan, Billy	2
21.	Eustace, Peter	2
22.	Redknapp, Harry	2
23.	Gregory, John	2
24.	Atkinson, Ron	2
25.	Campbell, Bobby	2
26.	Royle, Joe	2
27.	Suggett, Colin	1
28.	Horton, Brian	1
29.	Machin, Mel	1
30.	Howe, Don	1
31.	Bowyer, Ian	1
32.	Kendall, Howard	1
33.	Ryan, Jim	1
34.	Bassett, Dave	1
35.	McCalliog, Jim	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Ferguson, Alex

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Queens Park Rangers	6
2.	Nottingham Forest	6
3.	Tottenham Hotspur	5
4.	Liverpool	4
5.	Luton Town	4
6.	Wimbledon	4
7.	Norwich City	4
8.	Everton	4
9.	Derby County	4
10.	Southampton	4
11.	Sheffield Wednesday	4
12.	Charlton Athletic	4
13.	Coventry City	4
14.	Arsenal	4
15.	Millwall	4
16.	Aston Villa	3
17.	Newcastle United	3
18.	Crystal Palace	3
19.	Middlesbrough	2
20.	West Ham United	2
21.	Rotherham United	2
22.	Bournemouth	2
23.	Portsmouth	2
24.	Manchester City	2
25.	Chelsea	2
26.	Oldham Athletic	2
27.	Oxford United	1
28.	Hereford United	1
29.	Sheffield United	1
30.	Halifax Town	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

England

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	73
2.	FA Cup	14
3.	League Cup	7

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	44
2.	City Ground, Nottingham	3
3.	Maine Road	3
4.	Plough Lane	3
5.	Selhurst Park	3
6.	Anfield	2
7.	Baseball Ground	2
8.	Carrow Road	2
9.	Goodison Park	2
10.	Highbury	2
11.	Highfield Road	2
12.	Hillsborough	2
13.	Kenilworth Road	2
14.	Loftus Road	2
15.	St James Park, Newcastle	2
16.	The Dell	2
17.	The Den	2
18.	Villa Park	2
19.	White Hart Lane	2
20.	Ayresome Park	1
21.	Boleyn Ground	1
22.	Bramall Lane	1
23.	Dean Court	1
24.	Edgar Street	1
25.	Fratton Park	1
26.	Millmoor	1
27.	Stamford Bridge	1
28.	The Shay	1
29.	Wembley	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

12-05-1990

Crystal Palace

3-3

FA Cup

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

Date

Opponent

Competition

Own Goals

20-09-1989

Portsmouth

League Cup

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

All Matches played

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN	Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	27-08-1988	QPR	0-0	H
2.	03-09-1988	Liverpool	0-1	A		Jan Molby 68' (pen)
3.	10-09-1988	Middlesbrough	1-0	H	Bryan Robson 70'
4.	17-09-1988	Luton Town	2-0	A	Peter Davenport 19', Bryan Robson 84'
5.	24-09-1988	West Ham United	2-0	H	Peter Davenport 37', Mark Hughes 67'
6.	28-09-1988	Rotherham United	1-0	A	Peter Davenport 60'
7.	01-10-1988	Tottenham Hotspur	2-2	A	Mark Hughes 43', Brian McClair 72'	Chris Waddle 37', Paul Walsh 87'
8.	12-10-1988	Rotherham United	5-0	H	Brian McClair 27', 29', 69', Bryan Robson 35', Steve Bruce 48'
9.	22-10-1988	Wimbledon	1-1	A	Mark Hughes 23'	Dennis Wise 76'
10.	26-10-1988	Norwich City	1-2	H	Mark Hughes 59'	*Mike Phelan 85', Andy Townsend 86'
11.	30-10-1988	Everton	1-1	A	Mark Hughes 69'	Tony Cottee 71'
12.	02-11-1988	Wimbledon	1-2	A	Bryan Robson 30'	*Terry Gibson 31', 59'
13.	05-11-1988	Aston Villa	1-1	H	Steve Bruce 42'	Gordan Cowans 60'
14.	12-11-1988	Derby County	2-2	A	Mark Hughes 42', Brian McClair 64'	Dean Saunders 7', Trevor Hebberd 47'
15.	19-11-1988	Southampton	2-2	H	Bryan Robson 16', Mark Hughes 53'	Graham Baker 7', Matt Le Tissier 75'
16.	23-11-1988	Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	H	Mark Hughes 83'	Colin West 85'
17.	27-11-1988	Newcastle United	0-0	A
18.	03-12-1988	Charlton Athletic	3-0	H	Ralph Milne 22', Brian McClair 55', Mark Hughes 78'
19.	10-12-1988	Coventry City	0-1	A		Cyrille Regis 81'
20.	17-12-1988	Arsenal	1-2	A	Mark Hughes 81'	Michael Thomas 8', Paul Merson 17'
21.	26-12-1988	Nottingham Forest	2-0	H	Ralph Milne 23', Mark Hughes 53'
22.	01-01-1989	Liverpool	3-1	H	Brian McClair 71', Mark Hughes 75', Russell Beardsmore 77'	John Barnes 70'
23.	02-01-1989	Middlesbrough	0-1	A		*Peter Davenport 70'
24.	07-01-1989	QPR	0-0	H
25.	11-01-1989	QPR	2-2	A	Anthony Gill 75', Deniol Graham 104'	Mark Stein 57', Alan McDonald 120'
26.	14-01-1989	Millwall	3-0	H	Clayton Blackmore 12', Anthony Gill 23', Mark Hughes 73'
27.	21-01-1989	West Ham United	3-1	A	Gordon Strachan 28', Lee Martin 55', Brian McClair 60'	Liam Brady 19' (pen)
28.	23-01-1989	QPR	3-0	H	Brian McClair 55' (pen), 79', Bryan Robson 72'
29.	28-01-1989	Oxford United	4-0	H	Mark Hughes 10', Steve Bruce 61', Jimmy Phillips 63' (o.g.), Bryan Robson 82'
30.	05-02-1989	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	H	Brian McClair 57'
31.	11-02-1989	Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	A	Brian McClair 37', 61'
32.	18-02-1989	Bournemouth	1-1	A	Mark Hughes 53'	Trevor Aylott 71'
33.	22-02-1989	Bournemouth	1-0	H	Brian McClair 19'
34.	25-02-1989	Norwich City	1-2	A	Paul McGrath 82'	Ian Butterworth 18', Malcolm Allen 40'
35.	12-03-1989	Aston Villa	0-0	A
36.	18-03-1989	Nottingham Forest	0-1	H		Garry Parker 42'
37.	25-03-1989	Luton Town	2-0	H	Ralph Milne 3', Clayton Blackmore 25'
38.	27-03-1989	Nottingham Forest	0-2	A		Stuart Pearce 3', Lee Chapman 61'
39.	02-04-1989	Arsenal	1-1	H	Tony Adams 85' (o.g.)	Tony Adams 78'
40.	08-04-1989	Millwall	0-0	A
41.	15-04-1989	Derby County	0-2	H		Gary Micklewhite 15', Paul Goddard 79'
42.	22-04-1989	Charlton Athletic	0-1	A		Mark Reid 7' (pen)
43.	29-04-1989	Coventry City	0-1	H		Gary Bannister 72'
44.	02-05-1989	Wimbledon	1-0	H	Brian McClair 89'
45.	06-05-1989	Southampton	1-2	A	Russell Beardsmore 54'	Glen Cockerill 30', Rod Wallace 88'
46.	08-05-1989	QPR	2-3	A	Steve Bruce 15', Clayton Blackmore 22'	Andy Sinton 21', Andy Gray 60', 90'
47.	10-05-1989	Everton	1-2	H	Mark Hughes 32'	Graeme Sharp 10', 61'
48.	13-05-1989	Newcastle United	2-0	H	Brian McClair 75', Bryan Robson 82'
49.	19-08-1989	Arsenal	4-1	H	Steve Bruce 2', Mark Hughes 63', Neil Webb 79', Brian McClair 83'	David Rocastle 22'
50.	22-08-1989	Crystal Palace	1-1	A	Bryan Robson 19'	Ian Wright 89'
51.	26-08-1989	Derby County	0-2	A		Paul Goddard 11', Dean Saunders 78' (pen)
52.	30-08-1989	Norwich City	0-2	H		Dale Gordon 43', Robert Fleck 75' (pen)
53.	09-09-1989	Everton	2-3	A	Brian McClair 57', Russell Beardsmore 66'	Mike Newell 34', Pat Nevin 47', Graeme Sharp 53'
54.	16-09-1989	Millwall	5-1	H	Mark Hughes 13', 75', 85', Bryan Robson 43', Lee Sharpe 60'	*Teddy Sheringham 42'
55.	20-09-1989	Portsmouth	3-2	A	Paul Ince 19', 41', Danny Wallace 44'	Kenny Black 73', Jim Leighton 86' (o.g.)
56.	23-09-1989	Manchester City	1-5	A	Mark Hughes 50'	David Oldfield 9', 57', Trevor Morley 10', Ian Bishop 35', Andy Hinchcliffe 60'
57.	03-10-1989	Portsmouth	0-0	H
58.	14-10-1989	Sheffield Wednesday	0-0	H
59.	21-10-1989	Coventry City	4-1	A	Steve Bruce 5', Mark Hughes 29', 69', Mike Phelan 65'	Kevin Drinkell 79'
60.	25-10-1989	Tottenham Hotspur	0-3	H		Gary Lineker 25', Vinny Samways 47', Nayim 88'
61.	28-10-1989	Southampton	2-1	H	Brian McClair 16', 61'	Matt Le Tissier 17'
62.	04-11-1989	Charlton Athletic	0-2	A		Paul Williams 64', 67'
63.	12-11-1989	Nottingham Forest	1-0	H	Gary Pallister 44'
64.	18-11-1989	Luton Town	3-1	A	Danny Wallace 5', Clayton Blackmore 28', Mark Hughes 76'	Danny Wilson 60'
65.	25-11-1989	Chelsea	0-0	H
66.	03-12-1989	Arsenal	0-1	A		Perry Groves 15'
67.	09-12-1989	Crystal Palace	1-2	H	Russell Beardsmore 9'	Mark Bright 40', 54'
68.	16-12-1989	Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	H		Gary Lineker 69'
69.	23-12-1989	Liverpool	0-0	A
70.	26-12-1989	Aston Villa	0-3	A		Ian Olney 57', David Platt 63', Kevin Gage 78'
71.	30-12-1989	Wimbledon	2-2	A	Mark Hughes 74', Mark Robins 75'	Eric Young 21', Alan Cork 89'
72.	01-01-1990	QPR	0-0	H
73.	07-01-1990	Nottingham Forest	1-0	A	Mark Robins 56'
74.	13-01-1990	Derby County	1-2	H	Gary Pallister 48'	Mark Wright 23', Nick Pickering 75'
75.	21-01-1990	Norwich City	0-2	A		Robert Fleck 70', 86'
76.	28-01-1990	Hereford United	1-0	A	Clayton Blackmore 86'
77.	03-02-1990	Manchester City	1-1	H	Clayton Blackmore 70'	Ian Brightwell 73'
78.	10-02-1990	Millwall	2-1	A	Danny Wallace 65', Mark Hughes 84'	Darren Morgan 27'
79.	18-02-1990	Newcastle United	3-2	A	Mark Robins 19', Danny Wallace 60', Brian McClair 77'	Mark McGhee 50' (pen), Kevin Scott 65'
80.	24-02-1990	Chelsea	0-1	A		Gareth Hall 16'
81.	03-03-1990	Luton Town	4-1	H	Brian McClair 25', Mark Hughes 33', Danny Wallace 44', Mark Robins 66'	Kingsley Black 80'
82.	11-03-1990	Sheffield United	1-0	A	Brian McClair 29'
83.	14-03-1990	Everton	0-0	H
84.	18-03-1990	Liverpool	1-2	H	Ronnie Whelan 80' (o.g.)	John Barnes 15', 54' (pen)
85.	21-03-1990	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	A		David Hirst 42'
86.	24-03-1990	Southampton	2-0	A	Colin Gibson 66', Mark Robins 88'
87.	31-03-1990	Coventry City	3-0	H	Mark Hughes 27', 36', Mark Robins 87'
88.	08-04-1990	Oldham Athletic	3-3	N	Bryan Robson 29', Neil Webb 72', Danny Wallace 92'	Earl Barrett 5', Ian Marshall 81', Roger Palmer 107'
89.	11-04-1990	Oldham Athletic	2-1	N	Brian McClair 50', Mark Robins 114'	*Andy Ritchie 81'
90.	21-04-1990	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	A	Steve Bruce 68' (pen)	Paul Gascoigne 21', Gary Lineker 26'
91.	02-05-1990	Nottingham Forest	0-4	A		Garry Parker 3', Stuart Pearce 19', Nigel Clough 21', Steve Chettle 25'
92.	05-05-1990	Charlton Athletic	1-0	H	Gary Pallister 36'
93.	12-05-1990	Crystal Palace	3-3	N	Bryan Robson 35', Mark Hughes 62, 113'	Gary O'Reilly 18', Ian Wright 72', 92'
94.	26-09-1990	Halifax Town	3-1	A	Clayton Blackmore 25', Brian McClair 87', Neil Webb 88'	Dave Evans 31'

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