Alan Dale (footballer) explained

Alan Dale
Birth Date:14 November 1929
Originalteam:Doutta Stars
Height:177 cm
Weight:78 kg
Statsend:1957
Years1:1950–1956
Club1:Essendon
Games Goals1:45 (3)
Years2:1956–1957
Club2:St Kilda
Games Goals2:17 (2)
Games Goalstotal:62 (5)
Careerhighlights:

Alan Dale (14 November 1929 – 21 April 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Recruited to Essendon from local club Doutta Stars, Dale debuted in the 1950 VFL season and ended the year with a premiership.[1] Dale, a centreman, captain-coached the Wangaratta Rovers in the 1954 and 1955 Ovens & Murray Football League seasons.[2] He returned to Essendon in 1956, but later in the year switched to St Kilda.[3]

Dale played with Belgrave, Oakleigh and Mt Waverley after leaving the VFL.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: Dale, Alan . Essendon Football Club . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424111623/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=206 . 24 April 2012 . (archived)
  3. Web site: Alan Dale. AFL Tables.
  4. Web site: Biography. Australian Football.com.