Fred Wimbridge

Fredrick "Fred" Wimbridge (9 March 1893 – 4 December 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fred Wimbridge
Personal information
Full name Fredrick Wimbridge[1]
Date of birth (1893-03-09)9 March 1893
Place of birth Broomehill, Western Australia
Date of death 4 December 1977(1977-12-04) (aged 84)
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911–16, 1919, 1928–29 Perth 105
1920–1924 West Perth 47 (56)
1925 South Melbourne 8 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Wimbridge started his career at Perth and was their leading goal-kicker in 1915 when he kicked 36 goals.[2] He then spent two seasons away from the league on war service but returned to Perth in 1919.[3] The following year he joined West Perth and topped their goal-kicking in 1921 with 30 goals.[2] Despite playing as a forward that season, he made two appearances for Western Australia at the Perth Carnival as a fullback.[2] He represented Western Australia on one further occasion.[2]

He was already 32 when he made his way to South Melbourne, with whom he would play eight games in the 1925 VFL season.[4] His best performance was a five-goal haul in a win over Footscray at Lake Oval.[4]

After two years playing elsewhere in Victoria, Wimbridge returned to his original club Perth.[2] He participated in the 1928 and 1929 seasons and then retired, having played 105 games for Perth.[2]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. Fred Wimbridge at AustralianFootball.com
  3. "Frederick Wimbridge – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. AFL Tables: Fred Wimbridge
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