Fred Stafford
Fred Stafford | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Frederick Raymond Stafford | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1926 | ||
Date of death | 10 July 2009 82) | (aged||
Place of death | Thornbury, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Northcote (VFA) | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 1947, Carlton vs. Melbourne | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1947–1952 | Carlton | 102 (68) | |
1953–1954 | Sorrento | 32 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Frederick Raymond Stafford (3 August 1926 – 10 July 2009), the older brother of George Stafford is a former Australian rules footballer; a talented schoolboy footballer,[1] who played for Northcote in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1945 and 1946,[2][3][4][5] for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1947 to 1952,[6] and for Sorrento Football Club in the Mornington Peninsula Football League for two seasons including another premiership in 1953.[7]
In his first season with Carlton, in the last few seconds of the 1947 VFL Grand Final against Essendon, the ever-alert and well-trained Stafford, normally a right foot kick, received the ball from a boundary throw-in, and under the most severe time pressure, kicked a goal with his left foot (as the image at right displays),[8] giving Carlton a one-point victory.[9]
On leaving Carlton in 1953,[10] he played for the Sorrento Football Club in the 1953,[11] and 1954 seasons,[12] for a total of 32 games.[13] He was a member of the combined Mornington District team that took part in the first-ever Victorian Country Football League championship, held at Ballarat, in July 1954.[14]
References
- ↑ Schoolboy Trophies, The Argus, (Tuesday, 29 October 1940), p10
- ↑ Northcote 14 Points Up, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 5 May 1945), p.3
- ↑ Findlay Still Leading Association Stars, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 29 May 1946), p.14
- ↑ Uren, L., "Prahran Easily", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 7 September 1946), p.4
- ↑ Taylor, P., "League Footballers of 1950 — The Men in the Centre", The Argus, (Saturday, 3 June 1950), pp.6-7
- ↑ Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
- ↑ Three changes by Melbourne, The Age, (Friday, 1 May 1953), p.16
- ↑ Left Foot Kick, The Age, (Monday, 29 September 1947), p.14
- ↑ "Essendon Overdid Short Passing". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 September 1947. p. 18. Retrieved 9 February 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Taylor, P., "Fred Stafford 'distressed'", The Argus, (Tuesday, 31 March 1953), p.11
- ↑ Stafford Stars for Sorrento, The Weekly Times, (Wednesday, 9 September 1953), p.82
- ↑ North Played Man, Lost Semi-Final, The Weekly Times, Wednesday, 8 September 1954, p.98
- ↑ Sorrento Football Club History, p.3.
- ↑ Bendigo, Ovens may fight VCFC Final, The Argus, (Friday 11 June 1954), p.23
External links
- Fred Stafford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at Blueseum