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Ted Heffernan

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Ted Heffernan
Personal information
Full name Edward Page Heffernan
Date of birth (1869-05-16)16 May 1869
Place of birth Gisborne, Victoria
Date of death 16 May 1904(1904-05-16) (aged 35)
Place of death Prahran, Victoria
Original team(s) Fitzroy Juniors
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1894–1896 Carlton (VFA) 23 (4)
1897 Carlton (VFL) 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Page Heffernan (16 May 1869 – 16 May 1904) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of Thomas Heffernan, and Mary Heffernan, née Minogue, Edward Page Heffernan was born at Gisborne, Victoria on 16 May 1869.

Football

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Carlton (VFA)

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Recruited from Fitzroy Juniors in 1894, he played at least 23 senior games for Carlton in the VFA over three seasons (1894 to 1896).[2]

Carlton (VFL)

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He played 2 senior games for Carlton in the VFL, including the team's first-ever match in the VFL's inaugural season, against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 8 May 1897.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.364.
  2. ^ Blueseum.
  3. ^ AFL Tables: Carlton: Player Details: Round 1, 1897.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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