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Ted Atkinson (footballer)

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Ted Atkinson
Personal information
Full name Edward George Atkinson
Date of birth (1920-09-22)22 September 1920
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 8 June 2016(2016-06-08) (aged 95)[1]
Original team(s) Northcote
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946 North Melbourne 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward George Atkinson (22 September 1920 – 8 June 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Personal life

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Anderson served as a corporal in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Tribute: Ted Atkinson". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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