James Leslie Armstrong (16 June 1887 – 4 December 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Les Armstrong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Armstrong in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Leslie Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 4 December 1964 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Mercantile | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908–1920 | Geelong | 175 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
editArmstrong, a defender, came to Geelong from the Mercantile Football Club.[1] He was used mostly in the back pocket and as a half back flanker.[2] Durable, he put together 91 consecutive games from 1909 to 1913.[3]
Military service
editDuring World War II he served in the Volunteer Defence Corps, enlisting in Frankston in 1942.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ australianfootball.com.
- ^ AFLTables.
- ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers, BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5
- Footballer's Leg Broken, The Geelong Advertiser, (Saturday, 31 July 1915), p.3.
- Footballer Injured, The Geelong Advertiser, (Friday, 6 August 1915), p.3.
External links
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