Australian rules footballer
| Les Gallagher | |||
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 Les Gallagher with wife Edna and son John | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander Leslie Gallagher | ||
| Date of birth | (1904-07-10)10 July 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 25 August 1973(1973-08-25) (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Warrnambool, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Elsternwick | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924–1925 | St Kilda | 09 (14) | |
| 1926–1929 | Richmond | 62 (27) | |
| Total | 71 (41) | ||
| 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).
Family
The son of John Gallagher (1850-1935), and Georgina Barbara Gallagher (1862-1933), née Ridgewell, Alexander Leslie Gallagher was born at Warragul on 10 July 1904.
He married Edna Lillian Turland (1910-1971) in 1936.
He had 4 Children with Edna, John Leslie (born 31/10/1937 - 28/02/2022), Keith, Bruce and Ruth.
His cousin, Norman Henry John "Harry" Weidner (1907-1962), also played VFL football for Richmond.
Football
St Kilda (VFL)
Gallagher was from Elsternwick originally and spent his first two league seasons at St Kilda, as a forward. He kicked five goals against South Melbourne in just his second VFL appearance.
Richmond (VFL)
With Richmond he was used as a centreman and played in both the 1927 VFL Grand Final and 1928 VFL Grand Finals. He finished on the losing team on each occasion.
Brighton (VFA)
He was cleared from Richmond to Brighton on 23 April 1930.
Warrnambool (WDFL)
In April 1931, on the grounds that he had been offered the position of captain-coach, he was granted a clearance from Brighton to Warrnambool Football Club in the Western District Football League.
Death
He died at Warrnambool on 25 August 1973.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2007).
- Deaths: Gallagher, The Age, (Thursday, 7 February 1935), p.1.
- Deaths: Gallagher, The Age, (Monday, 6 March 1933), p.1.
- "Les Gallagher". Australian Football.com.
- ^ AFL Tables: Les Gallagher
- The Association: Many Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 24 April 1930), p.11.
- Football: Brighton, The Argus, (Friday, 1 May 1931), p.12.
- Deaths: Gallagher, The Age, (Monday, 27 August 1973), p.18.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Victorian League Football: Richmond Team, The Australasian, (Saturday, 17 September 1927), p.84.
External links
- Les Gallagher's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Les Gallagher at AustralianFootball.com
- Les Gallagher at Boyles Football Photos.
- Les A. Gallagher at The VFA Project.
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