Edward Leslie "Les" Meade (4 November 1904 – 9 November 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Born in Terang, Les Meade was the third child of Edward Meade and Emily Elizabeth Ayres.
He joined Melbourne from Yarraville at the start of the 1927 VFL season.Les Meade married Vivienne Alexandra Johnson Maxwell in 1931 and they lived in Glen Iris for over forty years.
He also served in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve in World War II.