Les White

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Les White
Personal information
Full name James Leslie White
Date of birth 9 September 1890
Place of birth Hawthorn, Victoria
Date of death 27 April 1927(1927-04-27) (aged 36)
Place of death Brunswick, Victoria
Original team(s) Hawthorn Rovers
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910–15 Essendon 75 (1)
1920 St Kilda 02 (0)
Total 77 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Leslie White (9 September 1890 – 27 April 1927) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

White, from the Hawthorn Rovers originally, was predominantly a defender but could also play as a centreman. Injury caused him to miss Essendon's 1911 premiership but he was on a halfback flank when they claimed back-to-back premierships the following season.

He died of pneumonia on 27 April 1927, aged 36.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 April 1927. p. 1.
  • Les White's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
  • Essendon Football Club profile
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Essendon Football Club 1912 VFL premiers
Essendon 5.17 (47) defeated South Melbourne 4.9 (33), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • 1. Belcher (c)
  • 2. Armstrong
  • 4. Bowe
  • 5. Baring
  • 7. Chalmers
  • 9. Kirkwood
  • 10. Hanley
  • 11. Kirby
  • 12. Martin
  • 14. McLeod
  • 16. Ogden
  • 17. Sewart
  • 18. Shea
  • 19. White
  • 20. Walker
  • 25. O'Brien
  • 27. Caine
  • 29. Griffith
Coach: Worrall


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