Les Woodford

Les Woodford
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Victor Woodford
Date of birth	11 May 1897
Place of birth	Hawthorn, Victoria
Date of death	23 May 1965 (aged 68)
Place of death	Camberwell, Victoria
Original team(s)	Camberwell
Height / weight	173 cm / 74 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925	Hawthorn	13 (20)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.

Les Woodford (11 May 1897 – 23 May 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Originally from Camberwell,^[1] Woodford played for Hawthorn in their inaugural VFL season in 1925.^[2] He was the first Hawthorn player to kick five goals in a game, doing so in their round three loss to Collingwood.^[3] By the end of the year he had kicked 20 goals, which was enough to top their goal-kicking.^[3]

The next season he returned to Camberwell.^[4]

References

1. "FOOTBALL.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 30 April 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. AFL Tables: Les Woodford
4. The Argus,"Football: Movements of Players", 21 April 1926, p. 16