[3] He won the 1923 under-16s British Junior English Billiards Championship, defeating Frank Edwards 600–482 in the final.

[8] With the scores at 29 points each in the last frame, and only the colours left, Leigh failed to complete a straightforward pot of the yellow ball, and Newman went on to win the match 16–15.

[7] Later that month, Leigh was defeated 6,782–8,972 by John Barrie in the UK Professional English Billiards Championship.

[7] In 1947 he eliminated Herbert Francis 19–16 and Sydney Lee 25–10 before losing 14–21 to Kingsley Kennerley.

[7] At the 1948 championship he defeated Herbert Holt in the deciding frame, 18–17, and then, having trailed Barrie 5–9, won 14 of the next 16 and progressed with a 21–14 win.