Les Irwin (footballer)

Les Irwin
Les Irwin
Personal information
Full name	Leslie George Irwin
Date of birth	3 March 1887
Place of birth	Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Date of death	7 September 1965 (aged 78)
Place of death	Mudgee, New South Wales
Playing career1
Years	Club
1909–10	Melbourne
1911	Richmond
1913–14	South Adelaide
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie George Irwin MM (3 March 1887 – 7 September 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1] He was awarded the Military Medal in the First World War.

After fourteen games with Melbourne over two seasons, Irwin crossed to Richmond at the start of the 1911 season.^[2] In 1913 he was granted a clearance to South Australia^[3] and he played for South Adelaide for two seasons before enlisting to serve in World War I.

Notes

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 428. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 20, 218. Victoria, Australia. 11 May 1911. p. 5.
^ "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 18135. Victoria, Australia. 3 May 1913. p. 17.

External links

Les Irwin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Les Irwin at AustralianFootball.com

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 428. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 20, 218. Victoria, Australia. 11 May 1911. p. 5.

[3] "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 18135. Victoria, Australia. 3 May 1913. p. 17.

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