Eddie Sholl Explained

Eddie Sholl
Fullname:Edward Sholl
Birth Date:15 April 1872
Birth Place:Melbourne
Death Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Position:Fullback
Statsend:1902
Years1:1890–1892
Club1:North Melbourne (VFA)
Games Goals1:32 (2)
Years2:1894–1896
Club2:Melbourne (VFA)
Games Goals2:45 (2)
Years3:1897–1902
Club3:Melbourne
Games Goals3:50 (2)
Games Goalstotal:127 (6)
Careerhighlights:

Edward Sholl (15 April 1872 – 29 June 1952[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Sholl played six games in the 1897 inaugural VFL season, three of which were finals.[2]

He captained Melbourne in 1899 and in the same year represented Victoria in an interstate fixture against South Australia.[3] [4]

A fullback, he kept Gerald Brosnan goal-less in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, which Melbourne won.[5]

Notes and References

  1. The Argus,"Former Melbourne captain dies", 2 July 1952, p. 8
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/E/Eddie_Sholl.html AFL Tables: Eddie Sholl
  3. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  4. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  5. Web site: Fuchsias' Farcical Flag. Full Points Footy.