Ted Leach

Edward Hale "Ted" 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 (1883-04-24)24 April 1883
Place of birth Heidelberg, Victoria
Date of death 19 February 1965(1965-02-19) (aged 81)
Place of death Balwyn, Victoria
Original team(s) Collegians
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901–03 Collingwood 22 0(9)
1904, 1909 Melbourne 23 0(9)
Total 45 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The 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

He married Amy Harriet Cougle (1880-1948) in 1904.[5]

Brothers

His two brothers, Arthur Thomas Leach (1876–1948), and John Frederick "Fred" Leach (1878–1908) also played for Collingwood.[6]

Death

He died (suddenly) at his home in Balwyn, Victoria on 19 February 1965.[7]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. Deaths: Leach, The Argus, (Friday, 6 October 1916), p.1.
  3. Deaths: Leach, (Saturday 9 December 1893), p.5.
  4. Births: Leach, The Argus, (Saturday, 28 April 1883), p.1.
  5. Deaths: Leach, The Age, (Monday, 1 November 1948), p.2.
  6. 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 ).
  7. Deaths: Leach, The Age, (Monday, 22 February 1965), p.16.
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