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Players
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Alec Creighton (left-back) 1910-12
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Alec Creighton began his career in Ireland with Distillery of Belfast. He was one of a number of players recruited from Ireland by Leeds City
manager Frank Scott-Walford
during the summer of 1910. He was considerably more successful than
most of his contemporaries and established himself as City's regular
left-back for the next couple of years. He made his debut in the opening game, against Blackpool on 3 September,
prompting this praise in the Yorkshire Post: 'One reputation, however,
was undoubtedly established, for Creighton, the new left-back from Belfast
Distillery, was a distinct success.' Flaneur wrote thus in the Mercury:
'Creighton is a little, sturdy fellow, with both pluck and resource, and
there was decided promise in his play.' The sound defensive partnership he formed with George Affleck was almost
omnipresent. Creighton did not miss a game in his
first season and he was as ubiquitous in 1911/12
until he lost his place a couple of games after a 7-2 defeat to Fulham
in March 1912. Throughout his stay at Elland Road, the Scot was given rave reviews
and he was a fans' favourite for his enthusiastic displays. He was one of the casualties when Herbert
Chapman took over as City manager in 1912. With George Law and Jock
Ferguson being brought in, Creighton was surprisingly judged surplus
to requirements and returned to Ireland with Glenavon in the summer.
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