Len Johnson (footballer)

Len Johnson
Len Johnson
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Albert Johnson
Date of birth	6 July 1908
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Place of death	near Singapore, Malaya
Original team(s)	Ascot Vale CYMS
Position(s)	Full-forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
1929–1933; 1933; Total	Essendon; North Melbourne
Coaching career
Years	Club
	Nhill, Griffith
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933 season.

Leslie Albert (Len) Johnson VX50877 (6 July 1908 – 24 January 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was equal leading goalkicker for Essendon in the 1929 VFL season, and in one game kicked 9 goals. He then played and coached in Tasmania, including at the Longford, Nhill and Griffith clubs

He was killed in action in Malaya during World War II.^[1]^[2]

Sources

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 328. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
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