Australian rules footballer
| Paddy McDonald | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Patrick Joseph McDonald | ||
| Date of birth | (1897-03-27)27 March 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Creswick, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 January 1965(1965-01-30) (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Albury, New South Wales | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1918–1919 | Essendon | 9 (3) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Patrick Joseph McDonald (27 March 1897 – 30 January 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of John Thomas McDonald (1863-1929), and Margaret Mary McDonald (1860-1936), née O'Brien, Patrick Joseph McDonald, known as "Paddy", was born at Allendale, Victoria on 27 March 1897.
He married Eileen Neville (1898-1976) in 1923.
Football
McDonald began his VFL career for Essendon in 1918. He played his final VFL match in 1919 having played 9 matches. His brother Frank McDonald also played for Essendon.
Footnotes
- Deaths: McDonald, The Age, (Monday, 14 January 1929), p.1.
- Deaths: McDonald, The Age, (Friday, 13 November 1936), P.1.
- "Paddy McDonald - Statistics". Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- "Past player profiles".
References
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
External links
- Paddy McDonald at AustralianFootball.com
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