Alby Anderson

Albert Anderson (26 August 1894 – 20 November 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club[1] in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Alby Anderson
Personal information
Full name Albert Anderson
Date of birth (1894-08-26)26 August 1894
Place of birth Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Date of death 20 November 1980(1980-11-20) (aged 86)
Place of death New South Wales
Original team(s) Mangoplah, Royal Stars, Wagga United Football Association.
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1924 St Kilda 10 (7)
1926 Richmond 04 (0)
Total 14 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Anderson played for Mangoplah from 1919 to 1922, including their 1919 premiership,[3] then with Royal Stars in the 1923 Wagga United Football Association Grand Final that was won by the Federals, prior to playing with St. Kilda in 1924.[4][5][6]

In 1925, Anderson spent the season with Hume Weir in the Ovens & Murray Football League, with former Mangoplah & St. Kilda team mate Tim Archer, who was the coach of Hume Weir in 1925.,[7] Hume Weir lost the 1925 grand final to Wangaratta.

Anderson then moved onto Corowa in 1926, interspaced with some senior and reserve games with Richmond in the 1926 VFL season.

In early April, 1927, Anderson was appointed as the coach of Balldale in the Riverina Football Association;[8] his father Bill owned the Carnsdale Hotel in Balldale at the time.[9] In late April 1927, Anderson was granted a permit by the VFL from Richmond to the Albury Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League,[10] but he definitely played with Balldale in 1927.[11][12]

Anderson coached Corowa Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1928[13][14][15] and 1929.[16]

Anderson then played with West Albury in three consecutive Ovens & Murray Football League grand final losses in 1930,[17] 1931,[18] and 1932.[19]

In 1933, Anderson returned to Corowa as a player, before moving to the Hampden Football League to play with Warrnambool Football Club from 1934 to 1936, playing in the 1935 premiership and leading them into the 1936 grand final as captain / coach, that they lost to Terang Football Club.

Notes
  1. "FOOTBALL PERMITS". The Age (22203). Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1926. p. 9.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "1919 - Wagga United FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW). 6 October 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. "1923 - Wagga United FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Daily Express (Wagga Wagga). 24 September 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. "1924 - Anderson trains with St. Kilda". Trove Newspapers. Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW). 26 March 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. "1924 - Anderson "a tower of strength" for St. Kilda". Trove Newspapers. Farmers' Advocate (Melbourne, Vic). 16 May 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. "1925 - Anderson signs with Hume Weir". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Chronicle (NSW). 2 May 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. "1927 - Anderson appointed Balldale coach". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 5 April 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. "1941 - W. "Bill" Anderson - Obituary". Trove Newspapers. Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal (NSW). 13 June 1941. p. 31. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. "1927 - Anderson granted permit to Albury". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 23 April 1927. p. 76. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  11. "1927 - Albert Anderson - Balldale Coach". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 22 July 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  12. "1927 - Riverina FA - Semi Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 12 August 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  13. "1928 - Corowa FC - Coach Selected". The Corowa Free Press. 16 March 1928. p. 5 – via Trove Newspapers.
  14. "1928 - Anderson appointed Corowa's coach". Trove Newspapers. The North Eastern Ensign (Benalla). 23 March 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  15. "1928 - Corowa v Albury match teams & review". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press, (NSW). 31 July 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  16. "1929 - Corowa FC - Coach". The Weekly Times. 6 July 1929. p. 5 – via Trove Newspapers.
  17. "1930 - O&MFL Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press. 9 September 1930. p. 3.
  18. "1931 - O&MFL Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 18 September 1931. p. 38.
  19. "1932 - O&MFL Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press. 13 September 1932. p. 3.


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