Alan Fitcher
Personal information
Full name Alan Angove Fitcher
Date of birth (1908-02-25)25 February 1908
Place of birth Carlton North, Victoria
Date of death 26 January 1995(1995-01-26) (aged 86)
Place of death Frankston, Victoria
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929–1936 Fitzroy 98 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alan Angove Fitcher (25 February 1908 – 26 January 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Fitcher, a ruckman, was born in North Carlton and played at Fitzroy for eight seasons.[2][3] In 1937, Fitcher was cleared to Brighton, a club he would captain-coach in 1938.[4][5] He led Brighton to the 1938 VFA Grand Final, which they lost to Brunswick.[6] He crossed to Camberwell in 1939.[7] After the war he became a well known journalist with The Sporting Globe newspaper.[3][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Alan Fitcher". AFL Tables.
  2. ↑ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Australian Government.
  3. 1 2 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. ↑ "A. ROBERTSON TO COACH JUNIOR TEAM". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 April 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 19 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Brighton Has Risen Over the Years". The Argus. Melbourne. 17 September 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 19 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Brunswick now V.F.A. Premiers. Record Crowd At Splendid Game". The Argus. 22 August 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Brighton will hold special meeting". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 April 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 19 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Alan Fitcher". Australian Football.com.


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