Les Stainsby
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Fullname
Leslie Arthur Stainsby
Born
7 June 1898
Mortlake, Victoria
Mortlake, Victoria
Died
29 April 1942 (aged 43)
Prahran, Victoria
Prahran, Victoria
Original team
Coolamon
| Les Stainsby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Stainsby during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Arthur Stainsby | ||
| Born |
7 June 1898 Mortlake, Victoria | ||
| Died |
29 April 1942 (aged 43) Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Coolamon | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–1926 | Collingwood | 23 (35) | |
| 1927 | Richmond | 2 (2) | |
| Total | 25 (37) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leslie Arthur Stainsby (7 June 1898 – 29 April 1942)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Stainsby spent two seasons at Collingwood, after arriving at the club from New South Wales club Coolamon.[2] In the first he kicked 29 goals, two of them in the 1925 VFL Grand Final, to finish second in Collingwood's goal-kicking, behind Gordon Coventry.[3] He played for Richmond in the 1927 VFL season.[3]
