Don Langsford

Don Langsford
Personal information
Date of birth	7 May 1959
Place of birth	Cummins, South Australia
Original team(s)	Scotch College, Perth
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1977–1990	Swan Districts	237[1]
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990 season.
Career highlights
Swan Districts premiership player: 1981, 1982 & 1983 Swan Districts captain: 1985–1986 Western Australia representative: 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 Districts 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 1985-1986 he captained Swan Districts Football Club as well as the WA State Team and in his career played a total of 5 games for WA.^[3]

In 1987 Langsford was recruited as part of the West Coast Eagles inaugural team in the AFL,^[4] but only ever played in one Pre-Season game for the team.^[5]

John Todd rated Langsford as one of the seven best players he coached at Swan Districts. 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

1. "Swan Districts Football Club – Playertracker – Don Langsford". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
2. "Swan Districts Football Club – All Players". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
3. List of Western Australian State of Origin footballers
4. "Eagle Flying High – Drafts from the Past". 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
5. "Full Points Footy- Don Langsford". 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.