Neville Heffernan

Neville Heffernan
Personal information
Full name	Neville John Laurence Heffernan
Date of birth	(1908-07-12)12 July 1908
Place of birth	North Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	6 February 1973(1973-02-06) (aged 64)
Place of death	West Footscray, Victoria
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929–30	North Melbourne	6 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Neville John Laurence Heffernan (12 July 1908 – 6 February 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL), with Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and who officiated in 67 matches as a VFL boundary umpire.

Family

The son of John Edward Heffernan (1880-1955), and Harriet Heffernan (1888-1954), née Trevaskis, Neville John Laurence Heffernan was born at Hotham, Victoria on 12 July 1908.

He married Matilda Jane Howser (1909-1980) in 1933.

Death

He died (suddenly) at West Footscray, Victoria on 6 February 1973.

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.
• Taxi-Men Train, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 19 April 1930), p.6.
• Association Clearances, The Argus, (Thursday, 3 July 1930), p.13.
• de Lacy, H.A., "Again a Reshuffle: Top and Bottom Association Teams Fight for Places: Preston's Defence", The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 13 August 1930), p.9.
• Football: Wednesday League: Yellow Cabs Wins Grand Final, The Argus, (Thursday, 11 September 1930), p.11.

External links

• Neville Heffernan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Neville Heffernan at AustralianFootball.com
• Neville Heffernan at The VFA Project.