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Graham Leggat, the former Aberdeen and Scotland striker who played at the 1958 World Cup, has died at the age of 81. A statement on the Dons' official website read: "Everyone at Aberdeen Football Club is saddened with the news that former star Graham Leggat, arguably one the best players ever to grace Pittodrie, has passed away in Canada." The Cottagers website issued a statement which read: "All at Fulham are thinking of Graham's family and friends at this time." Aberdeen-born Leggat scored 64 goals in 109 games for the Dons between 1953 and 1958 and netted eight goals in 18 games for his country. He joined Fulham for £20,000 and went on to score 134 goals in 280 games for the club -- including a three-minute hat-trick in a game against Ipswich in 1963 -- before leaving in 1966. Spells at Birmingham, Rotherham and Bromsgrove followed before he moved to Canada in 1971 to manage Toronto Metros, before later working as a journalist and commentator for Ontario-based TSN.
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