Fred Gilby

Fred Gilby
Personal information
Full name Fred Gilby
Date of birth (1907-06-11)11 June 1907
Date of death 11 June 1991(1991-06-11) (aged 84)
Original team(s) Coburg
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926–37 Carlton 179 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fred Gilby (11 June 1907 – 11 June 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Gilby, a half back flanker, played at Coburg in 1925 when they were in their first VFA season.[2] He joined Carlton the following year and was a regular in the team for over a decade. Gilby played 12 finals during his career and appeared in the 1932 VFL Grand Final, which Carlton lost to Richmond.

References

  1. De Bolfo, Tony (19 April 2013). "76 years on, "Simmo" claims Gilby's guernsey record".
  2. "Australian Football - Fred Gilby - Player Bio". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  • Fred Gilby's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • "Player Profile: Fred Gilby". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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