Harold Gainger

Harold Gainger
Personal information
Full nameHarold John Gainger[1]
Date of birth23 June 1909
Place of birthOndit, Victoria
Date of death11 March 1988 (aged 78)
Place of deathMelbourne, Victoria
Original teamBeeac / Terang
Height/Weight182 cm / 83 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1934-1936St Kilda25 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1936 season.

Harold John Gainger (23 June 1909 - 11 March 1988)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Career

Gainger, who was originally from Beeac, had already spent a season as captain-coach of Terang, before coming to St Kilda in 1934.[4][5]

Described by former Geelong coach Lloyd Hagger as "one of the best ruck men in the Western District", Gainger also played at centre half-forward.[5][6] He played 14 of a possible 18 games for St Kilda in the 1934 season and looked to leave the club the following year to coach Mortlake, but was unable to get a clearance.[7][8] Remaining at St Kilda, Gainger played seven league games that year, then only four in 1936.[7]

In 1937, Gainger went to Victorian Football Association club Sandringham, where he played for two seasons.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Harold John Gainger". ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Harold Gainger - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. ↑ "Football.". Camperdown Chronicle (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 1 July 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Footballers for St. Kilda.". Camperdown Chronicle (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 11 January 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "R. Pratt to Rest.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 13 April 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Harold Gainger - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "St. Kilda Needs a Rover.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 6 April 1935. p. 30. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Coach Resigns.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 14 May 1937. p. 15. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Harold Gainger". Boyles Football Photos. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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