Ken Read (footballer)
| Ken Read | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kenneth Stanley Read | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Ivanhoe, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 1999 (aged 87) | ||
| Original team(s) | Doncaster[1] | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936 | Fitzroy | 4 (5) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kenneth Stanley Read (28 September 1911 – 1 June 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Read later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "1936 - Many New Recruits Begin Football Training With Two League Clubs". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 17 March 1936. p. 33. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 734. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War II Roll: READ, Kenneth Stanley". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
[edit]- Ken Read's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ken Read at AustralianFootball.com
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