Alexander Leslie Gallagher (10 July 1904 – 25 August 1973) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
St Kilda and
Richmond
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in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of John Gallagher (1850-1935), and Georgina Barbara Gallagher (1862-1933), née Ridgewell, Alexander Leslie Gallagher was born at
Warragul on 10 July 1904.
He married Edna Lillian Turland (1910-1971) in 1936.
He had 4 Children with Edna, John Leslie (born 31/10/1937 - 28/02/2022), Keith, Bruce and Ruth.
His cousin,
Norman Henry John "Harry" Weidner (1907-1962), also played VFL football for Richmond.
Football
St Kilda (VFL)
Gallagher was from Elsternwick originally and spent his first two league seasons at St Kilda, as a forward. He kicked five goals against
South Melbourne in just his second VFL appearance.
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Richmond (VFL)
With Richmond he was used as a centreman and played in both the 1927 VFL Grand Final
The 1927 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 1 October 1927. It was the season's grand final of t ...
and 1928 VFL Grand Final
The 1928 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 29 September 1928. It was the 30th annual Grand Fina ...
s.[ He finished on the losing team on each occasion.][
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Brighton (VFA)
He was cleared from Richmond to Brighton on 23 April 1930.
Warrnambool (WDFL)
In April 1931, on the grounds that he had been offered the position of captain-coach, he was granted a clearance from Brighton to Warrnambool Football Club in the Western District Football League.
Death
He died at Warrnambool on 25 August 1973.Deaths: Gallagher, ''The Age'', (Monday, 27 August 1973), p.18.
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Notes
References
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* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
Victorian League Football: Richmond Team, ''The Australasian'', (Saturday, 17 September 1927), p.84.
External links
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Les Gallagher
at ''Boyles Football Photos''.
Les A. Gallagher
at ''The VFA Project''.
1904 births
1973 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
St Kilda Football Club players
Richmond Football Club players
Brighton Football Club players
Warrnambool Football Club players
Warrnambool Football Club coaches
People from Warragul
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