Ray Harper (footballer) explained

Ray Harper
Fullname:Raymond Albert Harper
Birth Date:26 July 1900
Birth Place:Byaduk, Victoria
Death Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:Brighton Grammar
Statsend:1925
Years1:1919–1923
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:35 (0)
Years2:1924
Club2:Carlton
Games Goals2:2 (0)
Years3:1925
Club3:North Melbourne
Games Goals3:2 (0)
Games Goalstotal:39 (0)

Raymond Albert Harper (26 July 1900 – 10 March 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Carlton, and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Harper played for five years at St Kilda, including every match of the 1923 season.[1] He was awarded the "most attentive to training" award for the 1922 season.[2]

He was cleared to Carlton for the 1924 VFL season, as he was working as a teacher in nearby Parkville.[3]

In 1925 he was part of North Melbourne's inaugural league season.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFL Tables: Ray Harper . afltables.com.
  2. News: Football Elections . . 14,632 . Victoria, Australia . 8 February 1923 . 14 October 2018 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007 . Melbourne . 978-1-920910-78-5.