Allan Leitch
Carlton
AFL career
17 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1925 v SME2 May 1925
- Most recent
- R17 1925 v FIT12 Sept 1925
Stats
Bio
Born into Tasmanian football royalty as the son of legendary administrator William Leitch, Allan Leitch arrived at Princes Park from New Town with significant pedigree. He made an immediate impact in the 1925 season, playing every game as a reliable defender and earning the club's Most Consistent Player award in his debut year. Despite this promising start, his VFL career was cut short after just one season; he returned to Tasmania citing the volatile internal politics at Carlton during that era. Back in his home state, Leitch cemented his legacy as a TFL great, captaining New Town and winning the league's Wilson Bailey Trophy just a year before the award was renamed the William Leitch Medal in honour of his father.
Profile
- Born
- 27 Dec 1902
- Died
- 01 July 1976 (aged 73y 187d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBorn into Tasmanian football royalty as the son of legendary administrator William Leitch, Allan Leitch arrived at Princes Park from New Town with significant pedigree. He made an immediate impact in the 1925 season, playing every game as a reliable defender and earning the club's Most Consistent Player award in his debut year. Despite this promising start, his VFL career was cut short after just one season; he returned to Tasmania citing the volatile internal politics at Carlton during that era. Back in his home state, Leitch cemented his legacy as a TFL great, captaining New Town and winning the league's Wilson Bailey Trophy just a year before the award was renamed the William Leitch Medal in honour of his father.