Gordon Abbott

Gordon Abbott
Personal information
Full name	Gordon Allen Abbott
Date of birth	(1914-09-26)26 September 1914
Place of birth	Hobart, Tasmania
Date of death	19 April 1986(1986-04-19) (aged 71)
Original team(s)	Lefroy (TANFL)
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1936–1938	Geelong	050 (27)
1941–1947	Essendon	083 (43)
Total		133 (70)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Career highlights
3x VFL premiership player: 1937, 1942, 1946 Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gordon Allen Abbott (26 September 1914 – 19 April 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

Debuting with Geelong in 1936, Abbott spent three years with the club which included being a member of Geelong's 1937 premiership team and kicking two goals in the Grand Final. He played mostly as a Ruckman and a forward.

After a period out of the VFL he returned to the league in 1941 and joined Essendon where he would play in two further premierships, in 1942 and 1946.

References

• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8

External links

• Gordon Abbott's playing statistics from AFL Tables