Les Irwin (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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–10 Melbourne 14 (4)
1911 Richmond 6 (0)
1913–14 South Adelaide
Total 20 (4)
1 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).[1] 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.[2] In 1913 he was granted a clearance to South Australia[3] 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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