Leslie Roy Porter (24 August 1917 – 6 February 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Robert Clyde Porter (1891–1963) and May Elizabeth Porter, nee Johnson (1892–1976), Leslie Roy Porter was born at Footscray in August 1917.

Roy Porter (footballer)

Porter married Nancy Nerrida Mallows in 1941.

Roy Porter (footballer)

War service

Porter served in both the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.

Roy Porter (footballer)

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1917 births

1998 deaths

Australian rules footballers from Melbourne

Western Bulldogs players

Sydney Swans players

West Footscray Football Club players

People from Footscray, Victoria

Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II

Australian Army personnel of World War II

Military personnel from Melbourne