Les Gallagher
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Les Gallagher | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Alexander Leslie Gallagher | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1904 | ||
Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 25 August 1973 | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Warrnambool, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Elsternwick | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1924–1925 | St Kilda | 9 (14) | |
1926–1929 | Richmond | 62 (27) | |
Total | 71 (41) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Alexander Leslie Gallagher (10 July 1904 – 25 August 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Gallagher was from Elsternwick originally and spent his first two league seasons at St Kilda, as a forward.[2] He kicked five goals against South Melbourne in just his second VFL appearance.[3] With Richmond he was used as a centreman and played in both the 1927 VFL Grand Final and 1928 VFL Grand Finals.[3] He finished on the losing team on each occasion.[3]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Les Gallagher". Australian Football.com.
- ^ a b c AFL Tables: Les Gallagher