Norm Beckton

Norm Beckton
Personal information
Full name	Norman Aubrey Beckton
Date of birth	4 May 1898
Place of birth	Brunswick, Victoria
Date of death	8 September 1984(1984-09-08) (aged 86)
Place of death	Leongatha, Victoria
Original team(s)	Essendon Association
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1921–1930	Essendon	173 (157)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Norman Aubrey Beckton (4 May 1898 – 8 September 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL during the 1920s.

Football

Beckton played as a ruckman and won Essendon's best and fairest in 1928. A premiership player in 1923 and 1924, Beckton also represented Victoria during his career. He captained Essendon in 1929 and 1930.

References

• Australia's Biggest Footballer: Who can claim the distinction?: Beckton -- The Man and His Physique, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 2 June 1926), p.1.
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8

External links

• Norm Beckton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Norm Beckton at Boyles Football Photos.
• Profile at Essendonfc.com