Len Martin (footballer)

Len Martin
Len Martin
Personal information
Full name	Len Martin
Date of birth	19 April 1887
Date of death	26 December 1943 (aged 56)
Original team(s)	Richmond (VFA)
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s)	Half Forward / Back Pocket
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated April 17, 2019

Len Martin (19 April 1887 – 26 December 1943) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, are a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level of Australian rules football in Australia. The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with three in the AFL era. The Cats have also won nine McClelland Trophies, a record shared with Essendon.

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.

Notes

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 555. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

External links

Len Martin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Len Martin 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. 555. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.