Australian rules footballer
| Artie McSpeerin | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Leo McSpeerin | ||
| Date of birth | (1880-02-26)26 February 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1935(1935-05-01) (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Original team(s) | Phoenix / Essendon Town | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1899 | Carlton | 2 (2) | |
| 1903 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 3 (2) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Arthur Leo McSpeerin (26 February 1880 – 1 May 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He also played District cricket for Collingwood and enlisted to serve in World War I but the war ended before he saw active duty.
He died in Wellington, New Zealand after an accident with a fire engine.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 566. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "Discovering Anzacs: Arthur Leo McSpeerin". National Archives of Australia.
- "Deaths". Evening Post. Wellington, New Zealand. 1 May 1935. p. 1.
External links
- Artie McSpeerin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Artie McSpeerin's profile at Blueseum
- Artie McSpeerin at AustralianFootball.com
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