Bob Atkinson (footballer, born 1930)

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]

Bob Atkinson
Personal information
Full name Bob Atkinson
Date of birth (1930-04-27)27 April 1930
Date of death 13 April 2017(2017-04-13) (aged 86)
Original team(s) Port Melbourne
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1952 St Kilda 3 (3)
1953–55 South Melbourne 17 (3)
Total 20 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

Notes

  1. Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season 2018. p. 1198. ISBN 9781865133430.
  2. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.31.
  3. Saints find a Star, The Argus, (Monday, 28 July 1952), p.9.
  4. League Football Lists: St. Kilda, The Age, (Monday, 13 April 1953), p.12

References

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