Pat Dalton (footballer, born 1918)
Pat Dalton (6 September 1918 – 15 September 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Pat Dalton | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1918 | ||
Date of death | 15 September 2011 93) | (aged||
Original team(s) | Ivanhoe Amateurs | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 83.5 kg (184 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1941–45 | Collingwood | 32 (7) | |
1945 | North Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
Total | 33 (7) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Dalton was transferred to Shepparton as a Policeman with the Victorian Police in 1947 and was cleared from Heidelberg[2] to East Shepparton. [3]
Dalton later coached Shepparton East in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League in 1948 (to a premiership) [4] and 1949 (last).[5]
Dalton was runner up in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League best and fairest award in both 1948 [6] and 1949.[7]
Dalton coached the newly formed City United in the Goulburn Valley Football League in 1950 (runners up[8]) and 1951 (3rd). [9] [10]
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "1947 - Dalton cleared to Heildelberg". Trove Newspapers. The Herald. 7 May 1947. p. 19. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "1947 - Pat Dalton transfer". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. 10 August 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "1948 - CGVFL - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "Goulburn Valley Support Keen". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 1 September 1949. p. 19. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- "1948 - CGVFL - Best & Fairest Award". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "1949 - CGVFL - Best & Fairest Award". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "1950 - Goulburn Valley FL - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. 22 September 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "1950 - Pat Dalton United Coach". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. 17 January 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "1950 - Dalton to lead City United". Trove Newspapers. The Riverine Herald. 16 January 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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