Australian rules footballer
| Albert Western | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Western | ||
| Date of birth | (1923-02-13)13 February 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Northam, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 21 October 1987(1987-10-21) (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Hamilton Hill, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | South Fremantle | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941 | East Fremantle | 002 00(1) | |
| 1947–51 | South Fremantle | 102 (153) | |
| 1952 | Richmond | 004 00(3) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert Western (13 February 1923 – 21 October 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Western's football career was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 940. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "World War II Nominal Roll:WESTERN, Albert". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
- Albert Western at AustralianFootball.com
- Albert Western's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Albert Western's playing statistics from WAFL Footy Facts