Alex McFarlane
| Alex McFarlane | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Alexander Hugh McFarlane | ||
| Nickname(s) | Bandy | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 1 November 1952 (aged 65) [1] | ||
| Place of death | Alice Springs, Northern Territory [2] | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909-1915, 1919 | Port Adelaide | 100 (28) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914 | South Australia | 5 | |
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thomas Alexander Hugh McFarlane was an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide.[3]
Personal Life
He was the son of Alexander Macfarlane, an immigrant from Scotland, and Mary Ann Tyzack who was born in Port Adelaide.[4]
His uncle, Samuel Tyzack, was a foundation player for Port Adelaide in 1870.[5]
Death
Alex McFarlane died in Alice Springs on 1 November 1952.
Tom Leahy described him as being "Tremendously strong, played very fairly, but very hard. I was against him many times, and he was a tough man to beat.[6]
References
- ^ "Thomas Alexander Hugh Macfarlane b. 2 May 1887 Benson St., Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 6 Nov 1952: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Former Port star dies". News. Vol. 59, , no. 9, 123. South Australia. 4 November 1952. p. 19. Retrieved 14 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Soda, Programmable. "Australian Football - Alex McFarlane - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 28 (help) - ^ "Thomas Alexander Hugh Macfarlane b. 2 May 1887 Benson St., Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 6 Nov 1952: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Mary Ann Kayser b. 1811 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England d. 15 Dec 1860 Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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"Former Port star dies". News. Vol. 59, , no. 9, 123. South Australia. 4 November 1952. p. 19. Retrieved 14 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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