Australian rules footballer
| Ted Leach | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Leach in 1902 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Hale Leach | ||
| Date of birth | (1883-04-24)24 April 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 February 1965(1965-02-19) (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Balwyn, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Collegians | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1901–03 | Collingwood | 22 0(9) | |
| 1904, 1909 | Melbourne | 23 0(9) | |
| Total | 45 (18) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edward Hale Leach (24 April 1883 - 19 February 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Thomas Leach (1847-1916), and Emma Bunkin Leach (1847-1893), née Stuckey, Edward Hale Leach was born in Heidelberg, Victoria on 24 April 1883.
Wife
He married Amy Harriet Cougle (1880-1948) in 1904.
Brothers
His two brothers, Arthur Thomas Leach (1876–1948), and John Frederick "Fred" Leach (1878–1908) also played for Collingwood.
Death
He died (suddenly) at his home in Balwyn, Victoria on 19 February 1965.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 505. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Deaths: Leach, The Argus, (Friday, 6 October 1916), p.1.
- Deaths: Leach, (Saturday 9 December 1893), p.5.
- Births: Leach, The Argus, (Saturday, 28 April 1883), p.1.
- Deaths: Leach, The Age, (Monday, 1 November 1948), p.2.
- The three brothers appear in the photograph at File:Collingwood_1902_premiers.jpg of 23 Collingwood First XVIII players, taken in 1902 (the same photograph, with all individuals identified by name, is at ).
- Deaths: Leach, The Age, (Monday, 22 February 1965), p.16.
External links
- Ted Leach's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ted Leach at AustralianFootball.com
- Ted Leach, Collingwood Forever.
- Ted Leach, The VFA Project.
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