George Gough

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George Gough
Personal information
Full name	George Gough
Date of birth	18 March 1900
Original team	Northcote
Height/Weight	177 cm / 73 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1919–21 1927–28 Total -	Fitzroy Carlton	23 (28) 24 (66) 47 (94)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1928 season.

George Gough (born 18 March 1900, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Gough, a small forward, have two separate stints in the VFL, starting with three seasons at Fitzroy. He then turned out for Northcote and topped the league's goal-kicking with 83 goals. His tally that year included a bag of 25 goals against Prahran which set a new VFA record.

On the back of these performances, Gough was picked up by Carlton and started well by kicking five goals on his debut for the club. He finished the season with a tally of 30 goals and backed it up the following year with 36 goals, four of them in the Semi Final loss to Richmond. In his 24 games at Carlton, Gough went goal-less only once.

References

George Gough's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Persondata
Name	Gough, George
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	18 March 1900
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