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John Laing (footballer)

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John Laing
Personal information
Full name John Albert Laing
Date of birth (1884-07-05)5 July 1884
Place of birth Golden Square, Victoria
Date of death 29 October 1944(1944-10-29) (aged 60)
Place of death Malvern, Victoria
Original team(s) Scotch College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908, 1912 University 8 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Albert Laing (5 July 1884 – 29 October 1944)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After his football career, Laing became a highly successful engineer and served as president of the Institute of Engineers (Victoria) in 1935.[2][3]

Sources

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  1. ^ "Great Scot". Scotch College. September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Victoria Division - Presidents". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ "OBITUARY". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 30, 632. Victoria, Australia. 31 October 1944. p. 3.
  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
  • John Laing's playing statistics from AFL Tables