William Leslie "Les" Boyd (1 March 1895 – 16 November 1964) was an

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er who played with St Kilda and

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in the

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(VFL). Originally from Windsor, Boyd started at St Kilda in 1915 and kicked 16 goals that year up forward, including three on debut. He finished second in St Kilda's goal-kicking. In 1916 and 1917, Boyd did not make any appearances, as his club was in recess due to

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. When he returned in 1918 he kicked 17 goals, to top St Kilda's goal-kicking. He spent one more season at St Kilda before moving to the Melbourne Football Club. He transferred to

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side

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in 1922, where he played until 1927, when he accepted an offer to coach

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. In 1929 he signed with

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, for which he would play 47 games for and kick 101 goals. Boyd was their leading goal-kicker in each of his three seasons at the club. He was also their coach for the second half of the 1930 season.''The Argus''
"Sandringham"
11 July 1930, p. 12

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Les 1895 births 1964 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents St Kilda Football Club players Melbourne Football Club players Brighton Football Club players Port Fairy Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players Sandringham Football Club coaches People from Prahran, Victoria