Harold Albiston

Harold Albiston
Personal information
Full nameHarold George Albiston
Date of birth13 April 1916
Place of birthWarrnambool, Victoria[1]
Date of death18 January 1990 (aged 73)
Place of deathMcCrae, Victoria
Original teamKew (VAFA)
Height/Weight173 cm / 72 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1935
1936-1940
Total -		Collingwood
Hawthorn		1 (0)
62 (0)
63 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1940 season.

Harold George Albiston (13 April 1916 - 18 January 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Albiston, a recruit from Kew in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, made just one senior appearance for Collingwood, in the 1935 VFL season.[2][3] He was cleared to Hawthorn in 1936, where he played with his younger brother Alec Albiston, who also debuted that year.[4] Harold played in the final six rounds of the season, then didn't lose his spot in the team until 1940 (when he enlisted in the army), playing 60 consecutive games.[3][5] Another brother, Ken Albiston, played for Richmond and Melbourne after the war.[2]

He was also a district cricketer, for Hawthorn-East Melbourne and Collingwood.[6]

Harold's son, David Albiston, played 61 league games for Hawthorn, including the 1963 VFL Grand Final.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Australian Government.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Harold Albiston". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ "Richmond Keeps Seven New Men". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic: National Library of Australia). 29 April 1936. p. 18. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "These Prominent Men Have Joined The Colours.". The Argus. 29 June 1940. p. 11 Supplement: The Argus Week-end Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "A-C - Victorian Premier Cricket - Cricket Victoria" (PDF). Cricket Victoria. (PDF)