Les Wallace (footballer)
Leslie Zim Wallace (22 May 1894 – 26 December 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Les Wallace | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Zim Wallace | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Traralgon, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 1970 (aged 76) | ||
| Original team(s) | Warragul | ||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Before his football career, he served in World War I.[2] After making a solitary appearance for Melbourne in 1921, Wallace transferred to Hawthorn in 1922,[3] but never played a senior game for them.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 917. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- "Discovering Anzacs-Leslie Roy Wallace". National Archives of Australia.
- "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 11 May 1922. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Les Wallace's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Les Wallace at AustralianFootball.com
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