Alex McFarlane

Alex McFarlane
Personal information
Full name Thomas Alexander Hugh McFarlane
Nickname(s) Bandy
Date of birth (1887-05-02)2 May 1887
Place of birth Semaphore, South Australia
Date of death 1 November 1952(1952-11-01) (aged 65)[1]
Place of death Alice Springs, Northern Territory[2]
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–1915, 1919 Port Adelaide 100 (28)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1914 South Australia 5
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1915 Port Adelaide 14 (9-4-1) 64.29%
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Alexander Hugh McFarlane (2 May 1887 – 1 November 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide.[3]

Personal life

McFarlane was the 15th child of Alexander Macfarlane, an immigrant from Scotland, and Mary Ann Tyzack who was born in Port Adelaide.[4]

His uncle, Samuel Tyzack, was a foundation player for Port Adelaide in 1870.[5]

Death

Alex McFarlane died in Alice Springs on 1 November 1952.

Tom Leahy described him as being "Tremendously strong, played very fairly, but very hard. I was against him many times, and he was a tough man to beat.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Thomas Alexander Hugh Macfarlane b. 2 May 1887 Benson St., Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 6 Nov 1952: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Former Port star dies". The News. 59, (9,123). South Australia. 4 November 1952. p. 19. Retrieved 14 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Devaney, John. "Australian Football – Alex McFarlane – Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  4. ↑ "Thomas Alexander Hugh Macfarlane b. 2 May 1887 Benson St., Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 6 Nov 1952: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  5. ↑ "Mary Ann Kayser b. 1811 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England d. 15 Dec 1860 Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  6. ↑ "Former Port star dies". The News. 59, (9,123). South Australia. 4 November 1952. p. 19. Retrieved 14 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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