Edward Lennox Mortimer (24 April 1886 – 2 November 1962) was an

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footballer who played with

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in the VFL. He was recruited from Williamstown, where he played 31 games and kicked 67 goals in 1904 and 1905. A full forward, he was the leading goalkicker in the 1905 Victorian Football Association, with a total of 48, and became the first Williamstown player to ever head the Association goalkicking list. In his first seven seasons in the VFL he topped South Melbourne's goalkicking charts and was a member of the club's inaugural premiership side in

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. In 1916, he was appointed as coach of Yarraville, which competed in the Victorian Junior Football Association at the time.

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Len Mortimer's playing statistics
from The VFA Project * 1886 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans Premiership players Williamstown Football Club players 1962 deaths One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players People from Footscray, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1886-stub