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Don Langsford Personal information Birth 7 May 1959 , Cummins , South Australia Recruited from Swan Districts Football Club (WAFL) (1977–1987,1989–1990) Playing career¹ Team(s) WAFL Swan Districts 237 games).[1]
Career highlights Swan Districts captain 1985–1986. Premiships:Swan districts 1981,1982,1983 won.
- Premiership Player (WAFL) 1982,1983,1984,1990
- Club Co-Captain 1984
- Club Captain 1985–1986
- WA State Team 1983,1984,1985
Donald Leslie "Don" Langsford (born 7 May 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who was highly successful in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club.
Langsford was initially recruited from the Scotch College, Perth and commenced his long WAFL career in 1977. A noted defender, Langsford played mostly on the half back flank, but still managed to kick 60 career goals. He also played in four WAFL grandfinals. [2]
Swan Distrcits entered a period of remarkable success in the early 1980s by winning a hat-trick of premierships in 1981, 1982 and 1983 with Langsford being an integral part of the team. His best year was in 1983 when he was awarded the "Westside Football" Player of the Year award.
In 1987 Langsford was recruited as part of the West Coast Eagles inaugural team in the AFL,[3] but never played a match for the team.[4]
John Todd rated Langsford as one of the seven best players he coached at Swan Districts.[citation needed] He is listed in the Swan Districts Team of the Century as an interchange player. Then in later 2008 was named in the Scotch College Football team of the century adding to his collection of great achievements.
References
- ^ "Swan Districts Football Club – Playertracker – Don Langsford". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927032443/http://swandistrictsfc.com/dlangsford.html. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ "Swan Districts Football Club – All Players". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070817025057/http://www.swandistrictsfc.com/allplayers.html. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- ^ "Eagle Flying High – Drafts from the Past". 2007. http://www.eaglesflyinghigh.com/news/news.php?id=408. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ "Full Points Footy- Don Langsford". 2007. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/l.htm#Don%20Langsford%20(Swan%20Districts). Retrieved 2007-08-26.
Western Australia State of Origin captains 1977–79: Moss • 1979–80: Peake • 1981: Carter • 1982: Moss • 1982–83: Michael • 1984: Malaxos • 1985: Langsford • 1985: Glendinning • 1986–87: Peake • 1987: Rioli • 1988: Glendinning • 1988: Watson • 1988–89: Buckenara • 1990: Malaxos • 1991: Mainwaring • 1992–93: Worsfold • 1995: Allan • 1996–97: McKenna • 1998: WatermanCategories:- Swan Districts Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- 1959 births
- People from Esperance, Western Australia
- Living people
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