Edward Cordner
Edward Rae Cordner, also known as Ted Cordner (18 June 1887 – 21 July 1963)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Edward Cordner | |||
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 Cordner in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Rae Cordner | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandhurst, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 July 1963 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Greensborough, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne Grammar | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905 | Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
| 1908–12 | University | 60 (8) | |
| Total | 62 (8) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Education
He graduated M.B., Ch.B. from the University of Melbourne in 1910.
Football
Ted's brother Harry Cordner, and his cousins Alan Cordner and "Larry" Cordner, also played senior VFL football. Ted is the father of the Don Cordner, Denis Cordner, Ted Cordner and John Cordner who all played for Melbourne in the 1940s.
Soldier
Captain Edward Rae "Ted" Cordner, served as a medical officer in the 6th Field Ambulance.[2] His brother, Dr. Henry "Harry" Cordner, overseas at the time that war broke out, was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and served in France.[3]
Footnotes
- "University Football Club: Biographies - Personalities" (PDF). Melbourne University Football Club. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- World War I Nominal Roll: Cordner, Edward Rae.
- The Argus, 29 August 1914.
Sources
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- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Edward Cordner's playing statistics from AFL Tables