Leo Nolan (footballer)

Leo Anthony Nolan (9 February 1910 – 11 February 1993)^[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He 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, Nolan developed an early 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.

Nolan then had one Ballarat Football League premiership season at Maryborough in 1931 and was then transferred to Melbourne in 1932.^[4][5][6]

Cleared to Wangaratta in early 1933, he kicked 85 goals in an Ovens and Murray Football League premiership season.^[7][8]

In 1934 he joined Leeton Football Club and set up a Nolan Brothers Sports Store in Leeton.^[9] He was an outstanding local cricketer, golfer and tennis player, winning many titles during his time at Leeton.^[10][11][12]

Nolan's brothers Clarrie and Jack both played VFL with North Melbourne.^[13]

Notes

1. "Leo Nolan – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
2. "1932 - Melbourne - Big, Fast & Strong". The Argus. 11 April 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
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!". The Age. 28 September 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
5. "1932 - Kinnear & Nolan Impressive". Sporting Globe. Melbourne. 25 June 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
6. "1932 - Football: League Clearances". The Argus. 5 May 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
7. "1933 - Ovens & Murray Football". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 15 September 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
8. "1933 - Solidary point gives Wang Premiership". The Corowa Free Press. NSW. 19 September 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
9. "1934 - Noted Athlete for Leeton". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. Leeton, NSW. 17 April 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
10. "1948 - Nolan Leeton Golf Champion". Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW. 3 August 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
11. "1938 - Leo Nolan again champion". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. 22 July 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
12. "1940 - Nolan Bros Sports Store". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. Leeton, NSW. 12 April 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
13. "1932 - Football Notes". The Corowa Free Press. NSW. 10 May 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.

External links

• Leo Nolan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• 1933 Wangaratta Football Club team photo