Vernon Lanigan

Vernon John Lanigan (4 September 1899 – 14 July 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Vernon Lanigan
Personal information
Full name Vernon John Lanigan
Date of birth (1899-09-04)4 September 1899
Place of birth Maffra, Victoria
Date of death 14 July 1972(1972-07-14) (aged 72)
Place of death Box Hill, Victoria
Original team(s) Maffra / Xavier College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920–21 South Melbourne 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of John Lanigan (1977-1947),[2] and Catherine Grace Lanigan (1877-1927), née Horstman,[3] Vernon John Lanigan was born at Maffra on 4 September 1899.

He married Margaret Annie "Peggy" Barr, in Melbourne on 10 June 1939.[4]

Death

He died at Box Hill, Victoria on 14 July 1972.[5]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.500.
  2. Deaths: Lanigan, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 November 1947), p.11.
  3. Deaths: Lanigan, The Argus, (Thursday, 10 November 1927), p.1.
  4. Jottings of Jill, The Gippsland Times, (Monday, 12 June 1939), p.3.
  5. Deaths: Lanigan, The Age, (Saturday, 15 July 1972), p.96.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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