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).[1]
| Ted Leach | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Leach in 1902 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Hale Leach | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 February 1965 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Balwyn, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Collegians | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1901–03 | Collingwood | 22 (9) | |
| 1904, 1909 | Melbourne | 23 (9) | |
| Total | 45 (18) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Thomas Leach (1847-1916),[2] and Emma Bunkin Leach (1847-1893), née Stuckey,[3] Edward Hale Leach was born in Heidelberg, Victoria on 24 April 1883.[4]
Wife
editHe married Amy Harriet Cougle (1880-1948) in 1904.[5]
Brothers
editHis two brothers, Arthur Thomas Leach (1876–1948), and John Frederick "Fred" Leach (1878–1908) also played for Collingwood.[6]
Death
editHe died (suddenly) at his home in Balwyn, Victoria on 19 February 1965.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ 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 [1]).
- ^ Deaths: Leach, The Age, (Monday, 22 February 1965), p.16.
External links
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- Ted Leach's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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- Ted Leach, Collingwood Forever.
- Ted Leach, The VFA Project.
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