Leo Nolan (footballer)

Leo Nolan (9 February 1910 – 11 February 1993)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL), who was originally from the Wangaratta Football Club, but played with Maryborough in 1931. [2] [3]

Leo Nolan
Personal information
Full name Leo Anthony Nolan
Date of birth (1910-02-09)9 February 1910
Date of death 11 February 1993(1993-02-11) (aged 83)
Original team(s) Wangaratta, Wodonga, Maryborough
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 79.5 kg (175 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932 Melbourne 6 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Educated at the Wangaratta High School, he early developed an liking for football. He originally played with Wangaratta then played in a Railway competition on the Heidelberg line for one season, and showed promise. Then he shifted to the Chiltern & District Football Association and had one season with Wodonga. His railway employment necessitated his being at Mildura for two seasons, and he played there.

He then had one Ballarat Football League premiership season at Maryborough in 1931[4] and was then transferred to Melbourne in 1932.[5]

Cleared to Wangaratta in early 1933, he kicked 85 goals in an Ovens and Murray Football League premiership season.[6] [7]

In 1934 he joined Leeton Football Club [8] and set up a Nolan Brothers Sports Store in Leeton. He was an outstanding local cricketer, golfer[9] and tennis[10] player, winning many titles during his time at Leeton.[11]

Nolan's brother's Clarrie and Jack both played VFL with North Melbourne. [12]

Notes
  1. "Leo Nolan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. "1932 - Melbourne - Big, Fast & Strong". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 11 April 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 621. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  4. "1931 - Maryborough, Ballarat Premiers!". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 28 September 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. "1932 - Kinnear & Nolan Impressive". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 25 June 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. "1933 - Ovens & Murray Football". Trove Newspapers. The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 15 September 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. "1933 - Solidary point gives Wang Premiership". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 19 September 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. "1934 - Noted Athlete for Leeton". Trove Newspapers. The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 17 April 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. "1948 - Nolan Leeton Golf Champion". Trove Newspapers. Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW). 3 August 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  10. "1938 - Leo Nolan again champion". Trove Newspapers. The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. 22 July 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  11. "1940 - Nolan Bros Sports Store". Trove Newspapers. The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 12 April 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. "1932 - Football Notes". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 10 May 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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