Maurice Allingham Explained

Maurice Allingham
Fullname:Maurice William Allingham
Nickname:Maurie
Birth Date:19 August 1896
Birth Place:Glanville, South Australia
Position:Forward
Years1:1920–1931
Club1:Port Adelaide
Games Goals1:158 (166)
Statsend:1931
Careerhighlights:
  • premiership player (1928)[1]
  • best and fairest (1931)
  • 4× leading goalkicker (1921, 1922, 1923, 1924)

Maurice William Allingham (19 August 1896 – 15 September 1993) was an Australian rules footballer from South Australia. He was the Port Adelaide Football Club's leading goal kicker on four occasions and won the club's best and fairest in 1931.[2] He enlisted for duty during World War I on 16 February 1917 and was part of the 5th Machine Gun Battalion. He returned to Australia on 5 July 1919 and was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal for his duties.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Port Adelaide Win League Football Premiership from Norwood. . . Adelaide . 6 October 1928 . 20 June 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Allingham wins medal . . Adelaide . 5 February 1932 . 29 June 2014 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: The AIF Project. Maurice William Allingham. aif.adfa.edu.au. 27 May 2023.