Ansell Clarke
Ansell Clarke | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 12 August 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Outtrim, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 15 October 2002 95) | (aged||
Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Debut |
Round 7, 1929, Carlton vs. North Melbourne, at Princes Park | ||
Height / weight | 173cm, 76 kg | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1929–1937 1938–1940 Total - |
Carlton St Kilda |
144 (242) 26 (47) 170 (289) | |
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1938–1940 | St Kilda | 55 (28–27–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. |
Edward Augustus "Ansell" Clarke (12 August 1907 – 15 October 2002[1]) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.
Clarke made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 7 of the 1929 season. He was appointed captain in 1937.[2]
He was the senior coach at the St Kilda Football Club from 1938 to 1940 with 28 wins from 55 matches. He was captain-coach for 1938 and 1939, until he retired as a player in May 1940.[3] He later returned as a player for one final match in July 1940.[4]
References
- ↑ Vale: Arthur 'Titch' Edwards
- ↑ "Trouble in Two Senior League Football Clubs". The Argus (Melbourne) (28,290). Victoria, Australia. 23 April 1937. p. 15. Retrieved 19 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Ansel Clarke Retires". The Argus (Melbourne) (29,232). Victoria, Australia. 1 May 1940. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Football Eight New Men Chosen". The Argus (Melbourne) (29,288). Victoria, Australia. 5 July 1940. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Ansell Clarke at Blueseum
- Ansell Clarke's statistics from AFL Tables
- Ansell Clarke's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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