J. Leighton

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J. Leighton
78

14.07

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65

years

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Profile of J. Leighton

J. Leighton
Jim Leighton
65
years
SCO
Scotland
-
kgs
Goa
position
-
cms
1
shirt number
14.07
M.€
78
ELO

Born on 24 July 1958 in Johnstone

Personal data
Country of birth
Scotland Scotland
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Northern Europe
Career details
Previous club
Aberdeen Aberdeen
Previous competition
Scottish Premiership Scottish Premiership
Historic team
Aberdeen Aberdeen
Historical competition
Scottish Premiership Scottish Premiership
Most common shirt number
1
Other shirt numbers
13, 22

Form in last matches

Rating progression

9927 78
9927 80
1635 87
1323 96
9927 97
Highest value in career
78 (1990)

Evolution of market value

14 M€ ▲ 14.1
9927 78
9927 80
1635 87
1323 96
9927 97
Highest value in career
14M (1990)

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Career 328
391
1.19
67

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
Cards
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
1999/00
26 53 0 3 0 26 26 0 2277' 41 6.3 60
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Premiership
26 53 0 3 0 26 26 0 2277' 41 6.3 60
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
1998/99
22 37 0 1 0 22 22 0 1980' 40 6.4 70
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
1997/98
34 49 0 1 0 34 34 0 3060' 39 6.7 66
Hibernian FC
Hibernian FC
1996/97
32 49 0 2 1 32 32 0 2816' 38 6.6 61
Manchester United
Manchester United
1989/90
39 55 0 0 0 39 39 0 3510' 31 6.6 76

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
12 129 129 11547' 183 5
Manchester United
Manchester United
2 77 77 6930' 90 0
Hibernian FC
Hibernian FC
1 32 32 2816' 49 3
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Premiership
4 114 114 10133' 188 8
Premier League
Premier League
2 73 73 6570' 81 0
Cup Winners Cup
Cup Winners Cup
4 24 24 2160' 23 0
Champions League
Champions League
3 11 11 990' 10 0
Europa League
Europa League
2 10 10 900' 11 0

For the national team

3758
88 times at International
2 times at U21
69
Average number of goals
0.78
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
97
Matches as a starter
85
Off the bench
3
Debut
13/10/1982
Age on debut
24.2 years old
Last match
10/10/1998
Age in last game
40.2 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
Card
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Scotland
Scotland
1998
8 10 0 0 0 8 8 0 676' 40 5.7 70
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 40 5.6 70
World Cup
World Cup
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 39 5.2 70
International Friendly
International Friendly
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 226' 39 5.5 68
Scotland
Scotland
1997
8 5 0 0 0 8 7 1 640' 39 6.1 65
Scotland
Scotland
1996
4 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 306' 38 5.8 54
Scotland
Scotland
1995
8 1 0 0 0 8 8 0 720' 37 6.8 48
Scotland
Scotland
1994
3 4 0 0 0 3 2 1 194' 36 5 34

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Scotland
Scotland
15 88 85 7535' 69 0
Scotland U21
Scotland U21
1 2 2 180' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
13 33 31 2705' 24 0
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
7 23 23 2026' 18 0
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
7 22 21 1904' 15 0
World Cup
World Cup
3 9 9 810' 12 0
UEFA EC U21
UEFA EC U21
1 2 2 180' 0 0

Most important achievements

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Best performances