Australian rules footballer
| Trevor Rowlands | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Trevor Rowlands | ||
| Date of birth | (1904-05-07)7 May 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Echuca, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 May 1984(1984-05-18) (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Subiaco, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | University Blacks | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927 | Collingwood (VFL) | 2 (0) | |
| 1930-1931 | Perth (WAFL) | 7 (10) | |
| Total | 9 (10) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Trevor Rowlands (7 May 1904 – 18 May 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a cricketer and played six first-class matches for Western Australia between 1937/38 and 1938/39.
Family
One of the seven children of Rev. Lewis Jones Rowlands (1856-1934), a Welsh-born Methodist minister, and Annie Rowlands (1864-1940), née Dixon, Trevor Rowlands was born at Echuca, Victoria, on 7 May 1904.
He married Dorothy Esther Elizabeth Solomon (1906-2006) at West Perth on 7 January 1936.
Sports master
Rowlands was appointed sports master at Hale School, in Perth, Western Australia in 1930.
Military service
He served in the Second AIF during World War II.
See also
References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.772.
- "William Rowlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- Deaths: Rowlands, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 August 1934), p.1.
- Obituary, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 August 1934), p.6.
- Marriages: Rowlands—Dixon, The Herald, (Wednesday, 6 May 1891), p.2.
- Deaths: Rowlands, The Argus, (Monday, 9 September 1940), p.4.
- Births: Rowlands, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 May 1904), p.1.
- Births: Solomon, The West Australian, (Thursday, 23 August 1906), p.1.
- Rowlands—Solomon Wedding, The West Australian, (Friday, 17 January 1936), p.6.
- Wedding Cake Matches Bride's Frock: Rowlands-Solomon Marriage at East Perth, The (Perth) Daily News, (Saturday, 18 January 1936), p.11.
- New masters for Hale School, The West Australian, (Tuesday, 7 January 1930), p.18.
- Trying Out the Leg-Theory on the Old Boys, The (Perth) Daily News, (Monday, 27 February 1933), p.3.
- Team Gets Pep-Talk, The (Perth) Daily News, (Wednesday, 27 March 1946), p.8.
- Nominal Roll.
Sources
- 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: Lieutenant William Trevor Rowlands (WX19026), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, WX19026: World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant William Trevor Rowlands (WX19026), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Trevor Rowlands's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- William Trevor (Trevor) Rowlands, at WAFL Footy Facts.
- Trevor Rowlands's profile at Collingwood Forever.
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- People from Echuca
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- University Blacks Football Club players
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- Perth Football Club players
- Australian cricketers
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- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
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