Alan Dale (footballer)

Alan Dale
Personal information
Date of birth	14 November 1929
Date of death	21 April 2007 (aged 77)
Original team(s)	Doutta Stars
Height / weight	177 cm / 78 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1950–1956 1956–1957 Total -	Essendon St Kilda	45 (3) 17 (2) 62 (5)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Career highlights
Essendon Premiership 1950

Alan Dale (14 November 1929 - 21 April 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Recruited to Essendon from local club Doutta Stars, Dale debuted in the 1950 VFL season and ended the year with a premiership.^[1] Dale, a centreman, captain-coached the Wangaratta Rovers in the 1954 and 1955 Ovens & Murray Football League seasons.^[2] He returned to Essendon in 1956, but later in the year switched to St Kilda.^[3]

Dale played with Belgrave, Oakleigh and Mt Waverley after leaving the VFL.^[4]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
2. "Dale, Alan". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. (archived)
3. "Alan Dale". AFL Tables.
4. "Biography". Australian Football.com.