Eric Parsons (Australian footballer)
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Eric Parsons | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Eric Vivian Parsons | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Latrobe, Tasmania | ||
Date of death | 17 April 1958 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Elsternwick, Victoria | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1914 | Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Eric Vivian Parsons (26 January 1891 – 17 April 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Football
In May 1919, an unidentified former Melbourne footballer, wrote to the football correspondent of The Argus as follows:
- "In 1914 the Melbourne football team, after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Out of this combination the following players enlisted and served at the front:—
C. Lilley (seriously wounded), J. Hassett, H. Tomkins (severely wounded), J. Evans (seriously wounded), W. Hendrie, R. L. Park, J. Doubleday (died), A. Best, C. Burge (killed), C. (viz., A.) Williamson (killed), J. Brake, R. Lowell, E. Parsons (seriously wounded), A. M. Pearce (killed), F. Lugton (killed), A. George, C. Armstrong, P. Rodriguez (killed), J. Cannole (viz., Connole), A. Fraser (seriously wounded), T. Collins.
These are all players of note, and in themselves would have formed a very fine side, but there is only one of them playing at the present time, viz., C. Lilley, who, as a matter of fact, takes the field under some disability owing to severe wounds which he received on service." — The Argus, 16 May 1919.[2]
- "In 1914 the Melbourne football team, after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 689. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ 'Old Boy', "Football: Notes and Comments", The Argus, (Friday, 16 May 1919), p.8.
External links
- Eric Parsons's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Eric Parsons at AustralianFootball.com
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