Australian rules footballer
| Leo McPartland | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leo McPartland | ||
| Date of birth | (1920-06-26)26 June 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Shepparton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 July 1994(1994-07-29) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Claremont (WAFL) | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 73.5 kg (162 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1943 | Collingwood | 4 (1) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leo McPartland (26 June 1920 – 29 July 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
McPartland enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in August 1940, serving until the end of World War II. It was during this period of service that he played four senior games for Collingwood, scoring a goal in his final game against Hawthorn.
McPartland's brother Andy played for Essendon.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main, p. 597.
- "World War II Roll: Leo McPartland". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- "Football". The Age. No. 27, 473. Victoria, Australia. 10 May 1943. p. 4.
- Cullen, p. 397.
Sources
- Cullen, B. (2015) Harder than Football, Slattery Media Group: Melbourne. ISBN 9780992379148.
- Holmesby, R. & , Main, J. (2014) The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), BAS Publishing: Seaford, Victoria. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Leo McPartland's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile on Collingwood Forever