Len Johnson (footballer)
| Len Johnson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Albert Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1908 | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 1942 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | near Singapore, Malaya | ||
| Original team | Ascot Vale CYMS | ||
| Position(s) | Full-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–1933 1933 Total | Essendon North Melbourne | 64 (85) 5 (3) 69 (88) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| Nhill, Griffith | |||
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1933 season. | |||
Leslie Albert (Len) Johnson VX50877 (6 July 1908 – 24 January 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was equal leading goalkicker for Essendon in the 1929 VFL season, and in one game kicked 9 goals. He then played and coached in Tasmania, including at the Longford , Nhill and Griffith Football Clubs. https://www.flickr.com/photos/16903248@N07/9492141312/
He was killed in action in Malaya during World War II.[1][2]
See also
- List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service
Sources
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 328. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ↑ "L. A. Johnson killed.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 29 January 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
External links
- Len Johnson's statistics from AFL Tables
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