Percy Trotter

Percy Trotter
Personal information
Full namePercival George Trotter
Date of birth1 September 1883
Date of death27 August 1959 (aged 75)
Place of deathWillagee, Western Australia
Original teamSt Luke's Fitzroy
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1901-1906
1910-1919
Fitzroy
East Fremantle
109 (145)
59 (72)[1]
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1919 season.
Career highlights
  • Fitzroy leading goalkicker 1902, 1903, 1904 & 1906
  • Fitzroy best and fairest winner 1903
  • Dual premiership player 1904 and 1905.
  • VFL interstate representative (2 games 6 goals)
  • Member of Fitzroy's Team of the Century

Percival George "Percy" Trotter (1 September 1883 - 27 August 1959)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[3][4]

Trotter played as a rover and was versatile in that he could kick well with both feet. He debuted in 1901 at the age of 18. In 2002 Trotter was named on the interchange bench in Fitzroy's official 'Team of the Century'.

See also

References

  1. "Premiership Players 1904 - 1930". West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Trotter / Bewsher Family (Ireland, England & Australia)". RootsWeb.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.
  4. "Australian Football - Percy Trotter - Player Bio". Australian Football.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.