Australian rules footballer
| Les Armstrong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Armstrong in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Leslie Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | (1887-06-16)16 June 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 4 December 1964(1964-12-04) (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Mercantile | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908–1920 | Geelong | 175 (2) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Leslie Armstrong (16 June 1887 – 4 December 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football
Armstrong, a defender, came to Geelong from the Mercantile Football Club. He was used mostly in the back pocket and as a half back flanker. Durable, he put together 91 consecutive games from 1909 to 1913.
Military service
During World War II he served in the Volunteer Defence Corps, enlisting in Frankston in 1942.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2007).
- australianfootball.com.
- AFLTables.
- "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
References
- 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
- Les Armstrong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Les Armstrong at AustralianFootball.com
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