Ted Leach Explained
| Ted Leach |
| Fullname: | Edward Hale Leach |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Heidelberg, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Balwyn, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Collegians |
| Statsend: | 1909 |
| Years1: | 1901–03 |
| Games Goals1: | 22 (9) |
| Years2: | 1904, 1909 |
| Games Goals2: | 23 (9) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 45 (18) |
Edward Hale Leach (24 April 1883 - 19 February 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Thomas Leach (1847-1916),[2] and Emma Bunkin Leach (1847-1893), née Stuckey,[3] Edward Hale Leach was born in Heidelberg, Victoria on 24 April 1883.[4]
Wife
He married Amy Harriet Cougle (1880-1948) in 1904.[5]
Brothers
His two brothers, Arthur Thomas Leach (1876–1948), and John Frederick "Fred" Leach (1878–1908) also played for Collingwood.[6]
Death
He died (suddenly) at his home in Balwyn, Victoria on 19 February 1965.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 505.
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1592906 Deaths: Leach, The Argus, (Friday, 6 October 1916), p.1.
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197180905 Deaths: Leach, (Saturday 9 December 1893), p.5.
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8515361 Births: Leach, The Argus, (Saturday, 28 April 1883), p.1.
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205678886 Deaths: Leach, The Age, (Monday, 1 November 1948), p.2.
- The three brothers appear in the photograph at of 23 Collingwood First XVIII players, taken in 1902 (the same photograph, with all individuals identified by name, is at http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Collingwood%20Team%20Photos).
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GxwRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7219%2C3927585 Deaths: Leach, The Age, (Monday, 22 February 1965), p.16.
