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Leslie Skene
Alexander Leslie Henderson Skene MC (22 August 1882 – 29 October 1959) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper.[2] He also played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Hibernian and in the Irish League for Glentoran.[3][4] He won one cap for Scotland at international level.[5] Personal lifeSkene was the older brother of fellow footballer Clyde Skene.[1] He was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh University, Queen's University and qualified as a psychiatrist.[1] He went on to work at Lanark District Asylum.[6] Skene served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War and rose to the rank of acting major.[1] He was twice wounded at Gallipoli in 1915 and was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 for gallantry and distinguished service in the field.[6] After the war, Skene held the positions of medical superintendent at Perth Criminal Mental Hospital and of senior assistant physician at Tooting Bec Hospital.[6] He moved to the Isle of Man in 1922 and became medical superintendent of the Isle of Man Mental Hospital.[6] Skene was a member of the British Medical Association for over 40 years and was president of the Isle of Man branch of the organisation in 1935 and 1936.[6] Career statistics
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