ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən hɪz hˈoʊm klˈʌb sˈaɪd stˈoʊnliː klˈʌb ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ hɪz ˈɛldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ wˈɪljəm hˈɛnɹi lˈiː, lˈɔːɹd bˈɜːɡli, lˈɔːɹd ɡˈɜːnsi ænd ɹˈɑːbɚt ɡɹˈɪmstən plˈeɪd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə hˈæɹoʊ ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən.
On 15 June 1847 his home club side Stoneleigh Club including his elder brother William Henry Leigh, Lord Burghley, Lord Guernsey and Robert Grimston played against the Harrow XI.