Bob Atkinson (footballer, born 1930) explained

Bob Atkinson
Fullname:	Bob Atkinson
Birth Date:	27 April 1930
Originalteam:	Port Melbourne
Height:	168 cm
Weight:	72 kg
Statsend:	1955
Years1:	1952
Games Goals1:	3 (3)
Years2:	1953–55
Games Goals2:	17 (3)
Games Goalstotal:	20 (6)

Bob Atkinson (27 April 1930 – 13 April 2017^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Football

Recruited from Port Melbourne Football Club in 1952, he played his first match for the St Kilda First XVIII in round 14, against Melbourne, on 26 July 1952.^[3]

He transferred to South Melbourne in 1953.^[4]

References

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

Notes and References

1. Book: AFL Record Season 2018 . 9781865133430. Lovett, Michael . 1198.
2. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.31.
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23194404? Saints find a Star, The Argus, (Monday, 28 July 1952), p.9.
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205716279 League Football Lists: St. Kilda, The Age, (Monday, 13 April 1953), p.12