Len Clark (footballer)

Len Clark
Len Clark
Personal information
Full name	Len Clark
Date of birth	30 January 1947 (age 74)
Original team(s)	Reservoir Colts
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated May 29, 2021

Len Clark (born 30 January 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1] He later played with Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and was the league leading goalkicker in 1972.

Notes

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5. | He moved to WA and played with distinction for South Fremantle in the WANFL, starring in a premiership year in 1970. He played on a forward flank, exciting crowds | with his towering marks in front of goal, and kicking 50 – 60 goals that year.

External links

Len Clark's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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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. 150. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5. | He moved to WA and played with distinction for South Fremantle in the WANFL, starring in a premiership year in 1970. He played on a forward flank, exciting crowds | with his towering marks in front of goal, and kicking 50 – 60 goals that year.

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