Australian rules footballer
| Alan Scott | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alan Keith Scott | ||
| Date of birth | (1907-02-19)19 February 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | East Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 1973(1973-04-03) (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death |
Frankston Community Hospital, Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924–1926 | St Kilda | 19 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alan Keith Scott (19 February 1907 – 3 April 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of John Robert Scott (1881-1955), and Ellen Elizabeth Scott (1878-1924), née Ryan, Alan Keith Scott was born at East Melbourne, Victoria on 19 February 1907.
Football
While playing for the St Kilda Second XVIII, he was selected at centre half-back in a combined VFL Second's team that played against Geelong's First XVIII, during the two week suspension of the VFL season (due to the 1924 ANFC Carnival in Hobart), in Geelong on 9 August 1924.
Military service
He served in the Second AIF.
Death
He died at the Frankston Community Hospital, in Frankston, Victoria, on 3 April 1973.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.795.
- Deaths: Scott, The Argus, (Wednesday, 3 September 1924), p.1.
- Geelong v. Combined Juniors, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 9 August 1924), p.3.
- Junior Football: League, The Age, (Monday, 11 August 1924), p.6.
- League: Geelong v. Combined Seconds, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 11 August 1924), pp.7, 8.
- Nominal Roll.
- Deaths: Scott, The Age, (Wednesday, 4 April 1973), p.29.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Corporal Alan Keith Scott (V205884), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B884, V205884: World War Two Service Record: Corporal Alan Keith Scott (V205884), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Alan Scott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alan Scott at AustralianFootball.com
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