Les Abbott

Les Abbott
Les Abbott
	Abbott in 1904
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Pearce Abbott
Date of birth	9 June 1885
Place of birth	Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death	28 September 1947 (aged 62)
Place of death	Coburg, Victoria
Original team(s)	Port Melbourne (VFA)
Position(s)	Fullback
Playing career1
Years	Club
1903	Port Melbourne (VFA)
1904	Collingwood
1905	Carlton
1905–10	Brunswick (VFA)
1910–11	Richmond
1912	Melbourne
1912	South Melbourne
1913	North Melbourne (VFA)
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie Pearce Abbott (9 June 1885 – 28 September 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Carlton, Richmond, Melbourne, and South Melbourne.^[1] He was the first player to play for five different Victorian Football League (VFL) clubs. He also played for Port Melbourne, Brunswick and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).^[2]

References[edit]

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ Atkinson, Graeme (1989). 3AW Book of Footy Records. South Melbourne: Magistra Publishing Company. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-863210-09-6.

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