Gordon Abbott

Gordon Abbott
Personal information
Date of birth	26 September 1914
Date of death	19 April 1986 (aged 71)
Original team(s)	Lefroy (TANFL)
Height / weight	185 cm / 91 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1936–1938 1941–1947 Total	Geelong Essendon	050 (27) 083 (43) 133 (70)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.

Gordon Abbott (26 September 1914 - 19 April 1986)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Debuting with Geelong in 1936, Abbott spent three years with the club which included being a member of Geelong's 1937 premiership team and kicking two goals in the Grand Final. He played mostly as a ruckman and a forward. After a period out of the VFL he returned to the league in 1941 and joined Essendon where he would play in two further premierships, in 1942 and 1946.

References

1. "Gordon Abbott - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

External links

• Gordon Abbott's statistics from AFL Tables