Edward Hale Leach (24 April 1883 - 19 February 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The son of Thomas Leach (1847-1916), and Emma Bunkin Leach (1847-1893), née Stuckey, Edward Hale Leach was born in Heidelberg, Victoria on 24 April 1883.
He married Amy Harriet Cougle (1880-1948) in 1904.
His two brothers, Arthur Thomas Leach (1876âÂÂ1948), and John Frederick "Fred" Leach (1878âÂÂ1908) also played for Collingwood.
He died (suddenly) at his home in Balwyn, Victoria on 19 February 1965.