Gordon Abbott
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Gordon Abbott | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Gordon Allen Abbott | ||
Date of birth | (1914-09-26)26 September 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
Date of death | 19 April 1986(1986-04-19) (aged 71) | ||
Original team(s) | Lefroy (TANFL) | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1936–1938 | Geelong | 050 (27) | |
1941–1947 | Essendon | 083 (43) | |
Total | 133 (70) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Gordon Allen Abbott (26 September 1914 – 19 April 1986)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football
Debuting with Geelong in 1936, Abbott spent three years with the club which included being a member of Geelong's 1937 premiership team and kicking two goals in the Grand Final. He played mostly as a Ruckman and a forward.
After a period out of the VFL he returned to the league in 1941 and joined Essendon where he would play in two further premierships, in 1942 and 1946.
Notes
- ^ "Gordon Abbott - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
References
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
External links
- Gordon Abbott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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Geelong Football Club 1937 VFL premiers
Geelong 18.14 (122) defeated Collingwood 12.18 (90), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Hickey
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