Ernie Leighton
Ernie Leighton | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ernest Bartholomew Leighton | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1872 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 1 August 1959 | (aged 87)||
Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1898–99 | Geelong | 29 (18) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ernie Leighton (24 March 1872 – 1 August 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Notes[]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 509. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links[]
- Ernie Leighton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ernie Leighton at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1872 births
- 1959 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Geelong Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1870s birth stubs