Australian rules footballer, born 1904
Australian rules footballer
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![]() Les Gallagher with wife Edna and son John |
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| Full name |
Alexander Leslie Gallagher |
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| Date of birth |
(1904-07-10)10 July 1904 |
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| Place of birth |
Warragul, Victoria |
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| Date of death |
25 August 1973(1973-08-25) (aged 69) |
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| Place of death |
Warrnambool, Victoria |
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| Original team(s) |
Elsternwick |
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| Height |
179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Weight |
72 kg (159 lb) |
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| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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| 1924–1925 |
St Kilda |
09 (14) |
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| 1926–1929 |
Richmond |
62 (27) |
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| Total |
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71 (41) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. |
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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).[1]
Family
The son of John Gallagher (1850-1935),[2] and Georgina Barbara Gallagher (1862-1933), née Ridgewell,[3] 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.
St Kilda (VFL)
Gallagher was from Elsternwick originally and spent his first two league seasons at St Kilda, as a forward.[4] He kicked five goals against South Melbourne in just his second VFL appearance.[5]
Richmond (VFL)
With Richmond he was used as a centreman and played in both the 1927 VFL Grand Final and 1928 VFL Grand Finals.[5] He finished on the losing team on each occasion.[5]
Brighton (VFA)
He was cleared from Richmond to Brighton on 23 April 1930.[6]
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.[7]
Death
He died at Warrnambool on 25 August 1973.[8]
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.
- ^ a b c 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.
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