Edward Lennox Mortimer (24 April 1886 – 2 November 1962)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL.[2]
| Len Mortimer | |||
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 Cigarette card of Mortimer in 1905 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Lennox Mortimer | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 2 November 1962 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown (VFA) | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904–1905 | Williamstown (VFA) | 31 (67) | |
| 1906–1915 | South Melbourne | 153 (289) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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1909 South Melbourne premiership | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He was recruited from Williamstown, where he played 31 games and kicked 67 goals in 1904 and 1905. A full forward, he was the leading goalkicker in the 1905 Victorian Football Association, with a total of 48, and became the first Williamstown player to ever head the Association goalkicking list. In his first seven seasons in the VFL he topped South Melbourne's goalkicking charts and was a member of the club's inaugural premiership side in 1909.
In 1916, he was appointed as coach of Yarraville, which competed in the Victorian Junior Football Association at the time.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Australian Football - Len Mortimer - Player Bio".
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 633. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "PERMITS GRANTED". Winner. No. 98. Victoria, Australia. 7 June 1916. p. 6.
External links
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- Len Mortimer's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- Len Mortimer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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