The son of Vivian Harry Millard (1883–1962) and Evelyn Millard, nee Reynolds (1881–1948),[2] Alby Millard was born in Hawthorn on 14 June 1906.
Footballedit
Millard joined Hawthorn at the start of the 1926 VFL season having commenced his career with Camberwell in the Melbourne Districts League. He had the misfortune to injure a knee ligament in the final pre-season practice match[3] but returned via the reserves and played on the wing in the final game of the season against Melbourne.[4] Although frequently named in the better players in the reserves in 1927, he never played another senior game.
Later lifeedit
Alby Millard worked as a clicker both during and after his football career. He married Lily Isabel Revitt in 1942 and they lived in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne until his death in January 1983. He was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.[5]
Referencesedit
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5.
^"Family Notices". The Age. No. 28977. Victoria, Australia. 10 March 1948. p. 2.
^"FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 April 1926. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
^"FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 September 1926. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Albert Ernest James Millard". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
External linksedit
Alby Millard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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alby, millard, albert, ernest, james, millard, june, 1906, january, 1983, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, hawthorn, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namealbert, ernest, james, millarddate, birth, 1906, june, 1906place, birth. Albert Ernest James Millard 14 June 1906 5 January 1983 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League VFL 1 Alby MillardPersonal informationFull nameAlbert Ernest James MillardDate of birth 1906 06 14 14 June 1906Place of birthHawthorn VictoriaDate of death5 January 1983 1983 01 05 aged 76 Place of deathFerntree Gully VictoriaOriginal team s CamberwellHeight170 cm 5 ft 7 in Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1926Hawthorn1 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Early life 2 Football 3 Later life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editThe son of Vivian Harry Millard 1883 1962 and Evelyn Millard nee Reynolds 1881 1948 2 Alby Millard was born in Hawthorn on 14 June 1906 Football editMillard joined Hawthorn at the start of the 1926 VFL season having commenced his career with Camberwell in the Melbourne Districts League He had the misfortune to injure a knee ligament in the final pre season practice match 3 but returned via the reserves and played on the wing in the final game of the season against Melbourne 4 Although frequently named in the better players in the reserves in 1927 he never played another senior game Later life editAlby Millard worked as a clicker both during and after his football career He married Lily Isabel Revitt in 1942 and they lived in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne until his death in January 1983 He was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery 5 References edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2014 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers every AFL VFL player since 1897 10th ed Seaford Victoria BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 921496 32 5 Family Notices The Age No 28977 Victoria Australia 10 March 1948 p 2 FOOTBALL The Argus Melbourne 27 April 1926 p 17 via National Library of Australia FOOTBALL The Argus Melbourne 10 September 1926 p 5 via National Library of Australia Albert Ernest James Millard Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust External links editAlby Millard s playing statistics from AFL Tables nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1906 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alby Millard amp oldid 1121006126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
