Billy Leahy
Footscray
AFL career
40 games22 goals
- Debut
- R2 1934 v FIT12 May 1934
- Most recent
- R8 1936 v COL20 June 1936
Stats
Bio
A recruit from VFA club Coburg, Billy Leahy was a productive centreman who became a regular fixture in the Footscray lineup during the mid-1930s. He wasted little time adapting to league football, playing the majority of matches across his three seasons at the Western Oval and providing reliable drive through the midfield. Leahy was particularly valuable for his ability to push forward and impact the scoreboard, averaging better than a goal every second game—a strong return for a central player of that era. Despite his consistency and established place in the side, his VFL career was relatively brief, concluding after the 1936 season with a tidy record of 40 games.
Profile
- Born
- 07 Mar 1911
- Died
- 03 Mar 1978 (aged 66y 361d)
- Deathplace
- Zimbabwe
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA recruit from VFA club Coburg, Billy Leahy was a productive centreman who became a regular fixture in the Footscray lineup during the mid-1930s. He wasted little time adapting to league football, playing the majority of matches across his three seasons at the Western Oval and providing reliable drive through the midfield. Leahy was particularly valuable for his ability to push forward and impact the scoreboard, averaging better than a goal every second game—a strong return for a central player of that era. Despite his consistency and established place in the side, his VFL career was relatively brief, concluding after the 1936 season with a tidy record of 40 games.