Harry Stokesberry
| Harry Stokesberry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Henry Stokesberry | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 1981 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Queensland | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1915 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Henry Stokesberry (30 March 1896 – 5 May 1981) was an Australian rules footballer.
Family
[edit]The son of the talented boxer, respected referee, and Richmond trainer, Joseph Allwood "Joe" Stokesberry (1872-1952),[1][2] and Ellen "Nellie" Stokesberry (1875-1967), née Lewis, William Henry Stokesberry was born in West Melbourne, Victoria on 30 March 1896.
Football
[edit]Stokesberry played one match during the 1915 season for Richmond in the Victorian Football League:[3][4]
He was a centre-half-forward whose only club game was as a last minute replacement when Richmond were short of players.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Hogan (1996), p.220.
- ^ Deaths: Stokesberry, The Argus, (Wednesday, 22 October 1952), p.12.
- ^ "All Time Senior Players (Since 1908)". Richmond Football Club. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ St. Kilda (6.18) Beat Richmond (4.6), The Age, (Monday, 9 August 1915), p.10; St. Kilda's Superiority, The Argus, (Monday, 9 August 1915), p.11.
References
[edit]- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
External links
[edit]- Harry Stokesberry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Stokesberry at AustralianFootball.com
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