Len Smith (footballer, born 1912)

For other people named Leonard Smith, see Leonard Smith (disambiguation).

Len Smith
Personal information
Full name	Leonard Victor Smith^[1]
Date of birth	(1912-02-09)9 February 1912
Date of death	23 July 1967(1967-07-23) (aged 55)^[1]
Original team(s)	Northcote (VFA)
Height / weight	180 cm / 74.5 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1934–1935 1937–1945 Total -	Melbourne Fitzroy	19 0(3) 76 (52) 95 (55)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1958–1962 1964–1965 Total -	Fitzroy Richmond	092 (50–40–2) 015 0(3–12–0) 107 (53–52–2)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Career highlights
Victorian coach 1961

Leonard Victor "Len" Smith (9 February 1912 – 23 July 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1934 to 1935 and then for the Fitzroy Football Club from 1937 to 1943. Due to service during World War II with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) he missed the 1944 season altogether but returned for a final year in 1945.

Like his younger brother, the legendary Norm Smith, it is as a coach that Len is best remembered. During his first stint as a coach, of the Fitzroy Under 19s (1948–1957), he guided the side to the 1955 Premiership. His first senior coaching role was with Fitzroy, taking them to the finals in 1958 and 1960. He then coached Coburg in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for the 1963 season before heading to Richmond. He suffered a heart attack in 1964 and further health concerns saw him relinquish the coaching reins at the Tigers early in 1965. Smith died of a heart attack in 1967.

References

1 2 Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.

Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

Len Smith's playing record at AFL Tables
Len Smith's coaching record at AFL Tables

Coaches of the Fitzroy Football Club

1911–1912: Moriarty 1913–1915: Parratt 1916–1919: Holden 1919: Melling 1920–1921: Parratt 1922–1924: Belcher 1925: Lethbridge 1926–1927: Belcher 1928: Rattray 1929: Ringrose 1929: Freake 1930–1931: Niven 1932–1933: Maher 1934: Wigraft 1934: Cashman 1935: Rowe 1936: Bunton 1937–1939: Rattray 1940–1942: Minogue 1943–1947: Hughson 1945: Hillard 1948: Cameron 1949–1951: N. Smith 1952–1954: Ruthven 1955–1957: Stephen 1956: Curcio 1958–1962: L. Smith 1961: Edwards 1963–1964: Murray 1963: Clark 1964: Williams 1965–1970: Stephen 1968: Slocum 1971–1974: Donaldson 1974: Campbell 1975–1977: Rose 1978: Campbell 1979–1980: Stephen 1981–1985: Walls 1986–1988: Parkin 1989–1990: Austin 1991–1994: Shaw 1995: Quinlan 1995: McConnell 1996: Nunan 1996: McConnell

Italics denote caretaker coach

Coaches of the Richmond Football Club

1908–1909: Condon 1910: Hall 1911: Incigneri 1912: C. Pannam 1913: Jenkins 1914–1916: Ricketts 1917: Maybury 1918: Nolan 1919: Clark 1920–1925: Minogue 1926: Morris 1927–1932: Hughes 1933: Schmidt 1934–1940: Bentley 1937: Titus 1941–1952: Dyer 1941: Titus 1953–1955: A. Pannam 1956: Oppy 1957–1960: McDonald 1961–1963: Rowe 1964: Harris 1964–1965: Smith 1965: Titus 1966–1976: Hafey 1971: Howell 1976–1978: Richardson 1979–1981: Jewell 1982–1983: Bourke 1984: Patterson 1985: Sproule 1985–1987: Jewell 1988–1991: Bartlett 1992: Jeans 1993–1995: Northey 1996–1997: Walls 1997–1999: Gieschen 2000–2004: Frawley 2005–2009: Wallace 2009: Rawlings 2010–: Hardwick

Italics denote caretaker coach

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