Pat Dalton (footballer, born 1918)
| Pat Dalton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dalton in 1944 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Pat Dalton | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1918 | ||
| Date of death | 15 September 2011 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team(s) | Ivanhoe Amateurs | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83.5 kg (184 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941–45 | Collingwood | 32 (7) | |
| 1945 | North Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 33 (7) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Pat Dalton (6 September 1918 – 15 September 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Dalton was transferred to Shepparton as a Policeman with the Victorian Police in 1947 and was cleared from Heidelberg[2] to East Shepparton.[3]
Dalton later coached Shepparton East in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League in 1948 (to a premiership) [4] and 1949 (last).[5]
Dalton was runner up in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League best and fairest award in both 1948 [6] and 1949.[7]
Dalton coached the newly formed City United in the Goulburn Valley Football League in 1950 (runners up[8]) and 1951 (3rd).[9][10]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1947 - Dalton cleared to Heildelberg". The Herald. 7 May 1947. p. 19. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1947 - Pat Dalton transfer". Shepparton Advertiser. 10 August 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 19 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1948 - CGVFL - Grand Final match review". Shepparton Advertiser. 28 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "Goulburn Valley Support Keen". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 September 1949. p. 19. Retrieved 26 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "1948 - CGVFL - Best & Fairest Award". Shepparton Advertiser. 7 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1949 - CGVFL - Best & Fairest Award". Shepparton Advertiser. 26 August 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1950 - Goulburn Valley FL - Grand Final match review". Shepparton Advertiser. 22 September 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1950 - Pat Dalton United Coach". Shepparton Advertiser. 17 January 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1950 - Dalton to lead City United". The Riverine Herald. 16 January 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
External links
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- Pat Dalton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Policeman - Pat Dalton
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