Alan Pentland
| Alan Pentland | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alan Pentland | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1883 | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 1952 (aged 69) | ||
| Original team | Leopold[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909-1912 | South Melbourne | 53 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1912 season. | |||
Alan Pentland (3 October 1883 - 15 December 1952)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Pentland was a defender who played in the back pocket for South Melbourne in their 1909 VFL Grand Final team which won the club's first ever premiership.[3] He appeared in all 20 games in 1910 and the following season played finals football for the third successive year.[4] His last game for South Melbourne came in 1912 but he remained on the local sports scene as a cricketer. He toured New Zealand with the South Melbourne Cricket Club in 1912/13.[5]
References
- ↑ The Argus,"Club Gossip", 11 June 1909, p. 9
- ↑ "Alan Pentland - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ AFL Tables: Alan Pentland
- ↑ "South Melbourne in New Zealand 1912/13". CricketArchive.
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