Arthur Leech (footballer)

Arthur Leech
Arthur Leech
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Roy Leech
Date of birth	20 August 1896
Place of birth	Ballarat, Victoria
Date of death	10 November 1949 (aged 53)
Place of death	Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s)	South Ballarat
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated November 11, 2020 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Arthur Roy Leech (20 August 1896 – 10 November 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Notes

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 507. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

External links

Arthur Leech's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Arthur Leech at AustralianFootball.com

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 507. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.