Edward Grainger (rugby league)
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| Full name | Edward Francis Grainger | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 Jan 1899 Dubbo, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1970 Essendon, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Francis Grainger (1899-1970) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s.
Grainger played with the St. George Dragons in their foundation year in the NSWRFL 1921 and made his debut in a game against Western Suburbs on 7 May 1921.[1] An ex serviceman from the First World War,[2] Grainger played lower grade football with St. George until the end of 1924.[3]
Edward Grainger died in 1970 in Essendon, Victoria.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ SUNDAY TIMES (Sydney) "St.George Fighting Well" (8/5/1921) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123243125?searchTerm=%22grainger%22%20%22st.george%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=192%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1921
- ^ AIF Project https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=116413
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- ^ Ancestry.com.au https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/18449403/person/270091937911/facts
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