title: Matthew McLeod
text: # Matthew McLeod
  
  Matthew "Matt" McLeod (23 December 1938 – 3 July 1983) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s He played at club level for Workington Town, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 742) and Whitehaven as a prop or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
  
  ## Background
  
  Matt McLeod was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, and he died aged 44 in Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  ### Championship final appearances
  
  Matt McLeod played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Wakefield Trinity's 17-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship Final during the 1967-68 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 4 May 1968.
  
  ### Challenge Cup Final appearances
  
  Matt McLeod played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Wakefield Trinity's 10-11 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final during the 1967–68 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.
  
  ### Club career
  
  Matt McLeod made his début for Wakefield Trinity during January 1968, and he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during the 1969–70 season.
  
  