Fred Leach
John Frederick "Fred" Leach (6 March 1878 – 14 April 1908) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Fred Leach | |||
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 Leach in 1901 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Frederick Leach | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 April 1908 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Surrey Hills, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Boroondara | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1903 | Collingwood | 84 (8) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Thomas Leach (1847-1916),[2] and Emma Bunkin Leach (1847-1893), née Stuckey,[3] John Frederick Leach was born in Heidelberg, Victoria on 6 March 1878.[4]
Brothers
His two brothers, Arthur Thomas Leach (1876–1948) and Edward Hale "Ted" Leach (1883-1965) also played for Collingwood.[5]
Football
Leach was a centreman in the losing Grand Final side of 1901, but played at centre half-back in the 1902 premiership team.
Death
He died of typhoid fever at his father's residence in Surrey Hills on 14 April 1908.[6][7]
Footnotes
- "Fred Leach". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- Deaths: Leach, The Argus, (Friday, 6 October 1916), p.1.
- Deaths: Leach, (Saturday 9 December 1893), p.5.
- Births: Leach, The Argus, (Tuesday, 12 March 1876), p.1.
- 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 ).
- Deaths: Leach, The Age, (Wednesday, 15 April 1908), p.1.
- Death at Surrey Hills, The (Box Hill) Reporter, (Friday, 24 April 1908), p.4.
References
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
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