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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Les Irwin
Personal information
Full name Leslie George Irwin
Date of birth (1887-03-03)3 March 1887
Place of birth Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Date of death 7 September 1965(1965-09-07) (aged 78)
Place of death Mudgee, New South Wales
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–10 Melbourne 14 (4)
1911 Richmond 06 (0)
1913–14 South Adelaide
Total 20 (4)
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). 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. In 1913 he was granted a clearance to South Australia and he played for South Adelaide for two seasons before enlisting to serve in World War I.

Notes

  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. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 18135. Victoria, Australia. 3 May 1913. p. 17. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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