Ted Bourke (footballer, born 1925)

Edward Thomas Bourke (13 November 1925 – 30 July 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ted Bourke
Personal information
Full name Edward Thomas Bourke
Date of birth (1925-11-13)13 November 1925
Place of birth Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death 30 July 2014(2014-07-30) (aged 88)
Original team(s) East Ballarat
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946–47 North Melbourne 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Personal life

Bourke served as a private in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[2]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.



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