David Letham

David Letham

Personal information
Date of birth	7 May 1922
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	17 March 2007(2007-03-17) (aged 84)
Place of death	East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Position	Wing half
Youth career
1940–1946	Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1951	Queen's Park	98	(12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Letham (7 May 1922 – 17 March 2007) was a Scottish football player and administrator.

Biography

Letham attended John Street Secondary School in Bridgeton from 1934. In 1942 he completed teacher training at Jordanhill College. He then enlisted in the RAF as a navigator until the end of the war. He became a Physical Education teacher at John Street, where he remained, with the exception of several years' service in Bernard Street and Albert Secondary schools, until his retirement in 1982. He was principal PE teacher from 1969.

Playing career

Letham played as a wing half for Queen's Park, making 98 appearances in the Scottish Football League.

Letham was also a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Administration career

After retiring as a player, Letham became President of both Queen's Park and the Scottish Football League.