George Cochrane (footballer)
George Cochrane | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | George Priaux Cochrane | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 31 December 1914 37) | (aged||
Place of death | East Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Wesley College | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1897, 1901–1904 | Essendon | 22 (4) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
George Priaux Cochrane (25 September 1877 – 31 December 1914) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In the first year of competition, he became one of the club's and leagues first premiership players, during the 1897 VFL season, under the captaincy of George Stuckey. Cochrane made his debut against Collingwood in one of the finals of the season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He left the club at the end of the season to fight in the Boer War, before returning in 1901 to play 20 more games over four seasons.[1]
He committed suicide by hanging on 31 December 1914.[2]
References
- ↑ "COCHRANE, George". Essendon FC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ "MAN HANGS HIMSELF". Weekly Times (Vic. : 1914 - 1918). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 9 January 1915. p. 38. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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