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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Don Langsford
| image = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|5|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Cummins, South Australia]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Scotch College, Perth]]
| height = 183cm
| weight = 82kg
| position = Half back flank
| statsend = 1990
| years1 = 1977–1990
| club1 = [[Swan Districts Football Club|Swan Districts]]
| games_goals1 = 237 (60)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swandistrictsfc.com/dlangsford.html |title=Swan Districts Football Club – Playertracker – Don Langsford |year=2007 |access-date=2007-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032443/http://swandistrictsfc.com/dlangsford.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>
| careerhighlights = *[[Swan Districts Football Club|Swan Districts]] premiership player: 1982, 1983, 1984 & 1990
*[[Swan Districts Football Club|Swan Districts]] captain: 1985–1986
*[[Western Australia Australian rules football team|Western Australia]] representative: 1983, 1984 & 1985
}}
'''Donald Leslie Langsford''' (born 7 May 1959) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er 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 line|half back flank]], but still managed to kick 60 career goals. He also played in five WAFL grand finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swandistrictsfc.com/allplayers.html |title=Swan Districts Football Club – All Players |year=2007 |access-date=2007-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817025057/http://www.swandistrictsfc.com/allplayers.html |archive-date=17 August 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>

Swan Districts entered a period of remarkable success in the early 1980s by winning a hat-trick of premierships in 1982, 1983 and 1984 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.<ref>[[List of Western Australian State of Origin footballers]]</ref>

In 1987 Langsford was recruited as part of the [[West Coast Eagles]] inaugural team in the AFL,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eaglesflyinghigh.com/news/news.php?id=408|title=Eagle Flying High – Drafts from the Past|year=2007|access-date=2007-08-26}}</ref> but only ever played in one Pre-Season game for the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/l.htm#Don%20Langsford%20(Swan%20Districts)|title=Full Points Footy- Don Langsford|year=2007|access-date=2007-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215173205/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/l.htm#Don%20Langsford%20(Swan%20Districts)|archive-date=15 February 2012|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

John Todd rated Langsford as one of the seven best players he coached at Swan Districts.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} He is listed in the Swan Districts Team of the Century as an [[Interchange (Australian rules football)|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==
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==External links==
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*{{WAFL FootyFacts}}

{{Swan Districts Football Club Team of the Century}}
{{WA State of Origin captains}}
{{1983 Western Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1984 Western Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1985 Western Australia State of Origin players}}

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