Les Armstrong

James Leslie Armstrong (16 June 1887 – 4 December 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908–1920 Geelong 175 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Armstrong, a defender, came to Geelong from the Mercantile Football Club.[1] He was used mostly in the back pocket and as a half back flanker.[2] Durable, he put together 91 consecutive games from 1909 to 1913.[3]

During World War II he served in the Volunteer Defence Corps, enlisting in Frankston in 1942.[4]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "Les Armstrong". australianfootball.com.
  3. "Les Armstrong". afltables.com.
  4. "World War II Roll:James Leslie Armstrong". Commonwealth of Australia.
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