Football players born in Leith

According to Wikidata, 37 association football players were born in Leith, United Kingdom. Other notable players include Bobby Combe, Willie Stevenson, Willie Groves and James Brown. Documented players span more than 126 years, from 1864 to 1990.

Most notable players from Leith

Leigh Griffiths

b. 1990United Kingdom59

Bobby Combe

b. 1924United Kingdom50

Willie Stevenson

b. 1939United Kingdom46

Willie Groves

b. 1869United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland43

James Brown

b. 1907United Kingdom36

All 37 players from Leith

Willie MacFarlane

b. 1930United Kingdom36

Allan Preston

b. 1969United Kingdom33

William Baird

b. 1874United Kingdom30

Peter Hodge

b. 1871United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland30

Pat Buckley

b. 1946United Kingdom30

Peter Simpson

b. 1904United Kingdom30

Tom Grieve

b. 1875United Kingdom30

Lawrie Tierney

b. 1959United Kingdom30

Thomas Cleghorn

b. 1871United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland30

Paddy Buckley

b. 1925United Kingdom26

Robert Clements

b. 1866United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland26

Andy Clark

b. 1880United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland26

John Fowler

b. 1933United Kingdom26

Jock Fleming

b. 1864United Kingdom26

Fred Forbes

b. 1894United Kingdom26

Derek Trail

b. 1946United Kingdom26

James Morton

b. 1885United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland26

Alex Gardner

b. 1877United Kingdom26

David Robb

b. 1903United Kingdom20

Coombe Hall

b. 1871United Kingdom20

Jack Borthwick

b. 1886United Kingdom20

Sandy Grosert

b. 1889United Kingdom20

Rab Walls

b. 190820

Jimmy Smith

b. 1901United Kingdom13

Bob Gordon

b. 187013

Watty Borthwick

b. 1890United Kingdom13

David McDougall

b. 189413

James Crawford

b. 187713

James Henderson

b. 1871United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland13

Alf Maitland

b. 189613

John Walker

b. 187813

Jock Hume

13