McGregor made his debut at the age of 16 for West Broken Hill in the Broken Hill Football League where he was a Hurley Medallist in 1922.[2] McGregor was recruited by West Adelaide in 1923 after attempts were made for his signature by both Norwood and Port Adelaide. McGregor played 102 games for West Adelaide between 1923 and 1929 and was appointed captain-coach of the team in 1926, leading them to the 1927 SANFL Premiership with a 10.10 (70) to 8.10 (58) win over North Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval.
In 1926 and 1927 McGregor became the first and as of 2011 West Adelaide's only dual Magarey Medallist and the club's only player to win the award back-to-back. He represented South Australia at the interstate level 22 times during his career. Records vary, but it is possible that McGregor also won as many as six Best All Round Player Awards during his time at Westies. What is known is that he won the award in 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927.
With the economic privations of the Depression beginning to hit home in 1930, McGregor, along with team mate Bob Snell, the 1929 Magarey Medallist, was lured to Tasmania where the money on offer was significantly better than in Adelaide. After two seasons as captain-coach of North Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League (TFL) where the team finished as beaten Grand Finalists in both 1930 and 1931, he returned to the SANFL and joined South Adelaide. He played just two games before standing down as a player but coached the club for the rest of the year with Souths 'winning' the wooden spoon by finishing eighth. In 1933 he was appointed coach of the Glenelg Football Club and in 1934 he coached the club to their first ever SANFL Premiership.
McGregor then returned to West Adelaide to coach the team in 1937 but his three seasons in charge saw the Wests finish seventh in each season. He was replaced for 1940, but returned in 1941, and along with Colin Smith, coached the vastly improved team to finish third with a 12-5 record. West then won their semi-final clash with Port Adelaide before ending their season with a loss to eventual SANFL Premiers Norwood in the preliminary-final at the Adelaide Oval.
Family
Bruce McGregor and his wife Winnifred had two children. His daughter Betty was born in 1927 on the day Bruce won his second Magarey Medal and son Ken McGregor (born 1929) who went on to play for both West Adelaide and South Australia with distinction in the 1950s. Ken also played tennis at the highest level including representing Australia in three Davis Cup-winning sides (1950, 1951 and 1952) and won the 1952 Australian Open tennis – Men's Singles title at Adelaide's Memorial Drive, as well as the 1951 and 1952 Australian, French and Wimbledon and 1951 US Open men's doubles championships with Frank Sedgman.
^"McGregor Family Tree". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^"FOOTBALL". Barrier Miner. Vol. XXXV, no. 10, 562. New South Wales, Australia. 20 September 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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Harry Bruce McGregor 7 January 1903 in Broken Hill New South Wales 21 March 1990 was an Australian rules footballer who played with West Adelaide and South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League SANFL His son Ken also played for West Adelaide and was a successful tennis player Former Crows player Ken McGregor is not related Bruce McGregorPersonal informationFull nameHarry Bruce McGregorDate of birth 1903 01 07 7 January 1903Place of birthBroken Hill New South WalesDate of death21 March 1990 1990 03 21 aged 87 1 Place of deathSouth Australia AustraliaOriginal team s West Broken Hill Broken Hill Football League Position s Ruckman centre half forwardPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1919 1922West Broken Hill BHFL 1923 29West Adelaide SANFL 102 173 1930 31North Hobart TFL 1932South Adelaide SANFL 2 0 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1926 29 1937 39 1941West Adelaide SAFL SANFL 142 74 68 0 1930 31North Hobart TFL 1932South Adelaide SANFL 17 2 14 1 1933 35Glenelg SANFL 54 22 31 1 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932 Career highlightsBroken Hill Football League Hurley Medallist 1922 SAFL debut with West Adelaide on 5 May 1923 West Adelaide Best All Round Player 1924 27 West Adelaide captain coach 1926 29 SANFL Magarey Medallist 1926 1927 West Adelaide Premiership captain coach 1927 West Adelaide leading goalkicker 1927 50 TFL debut with North Hobart in 1930 North Hobart captain coach 1930 31 South Adelaide captain coach 1932 two games Glenelg Premiership coach 1934 22 State games for South Australia 1923 29 captain 1927 29 West Adelaide Football Club life member 1937 South Australian Football Hall of Fame inaugural inductee 2002 West Adelaide Football Club Hall of Fame inaugural inductee 2005 Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 See also 4 Footnotes 5 External linksCareer EditMcGregor made his debut at the age of 16 for West Broken Hill in the Broken Hill Football League where he was a Hurley Medallist in 1922 2 McGregor was recruited by West Adelaide in 1923 after attempts were made for his signature by both Norwood and Port Adelaide McGregor played 102 games for West Adelaide between 1923 and 1929 and was appointed captain coach of the team in 1926 leading them to the 1927 SANFL Premiership with a 10 10 70 to 8 10 58 win over North Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval In 1926 and 1927 McGregor became the first and as of 2011 West Adelaide s only dual Magarey Medallist and the club s only player to win the award back to back He represented South Australia at the interstate level 22 times during his career Records vary but it is possible that McGregor also won as many as six Best All Round Player Awards during his time at Westies What is known is that he won the award in 1924 1925 1926 and 1927 With the economic privations of the Depression beginning to hit home in 1930 McGregor along with team mate Bob Snell the 1929 Magarey Medallist was lured to Tasmania where the money on offer was significantly better than in Adelaide After two seasons as captain coach of North Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League TFL where the team finished as beaten Grand Finalists in both 1930 and 1931 he returned to the SANFL and joined South Adelaide He played just two games before standing down as a player but coached the club for the rest of the year with Souths winning the wooden spoon by finishing eighth In 1933 he was appointed coach of the Glenelg Football Club and in 1934 he coached the club to their first ever SANFL Premiership McGregor then returned to West Adelaide to coach the team in 1937 but his three seasons in charge saw the Wests finish seventh in each season He was replaced for 1940 but returned in 1941 and along with Colin Smith coached the vastly improved team to finish third with a 12 5 record West then won their semi final clash with Port Adelaide before ending their season with a loss to eventual SANFL Premiers Norwood in the preliminary final at the Adelaide Oval Family EditBruce McGregor and his wife Winnifred had two children His daughter Betty was born in 1927 on the day Bruce won his second Magarey Medal and son Ken McGregor born 1929 who went on to play for both West Adelaide and South Australia with distinction in the 1950s Ken also played tennis at the highest level including representing Australia in three Davis Cup winning sides 1950 1951 and 1952 and won the 1952 Australian Open tennis Men s Singles title at Adelaide s Memorial Drive as well as the 1951 and 1952 Australian French and Wimbledon and 1951 US Open men s doubles championships with Frank Sedgman See also Edit1927 Melbourne CarnivalFootnotes Edit McGregor Family Tree Ancestry com Retrieved 8 August 2013 FOOTBALL Barrier Miner Vol XXXV no 10 562 New South Wales Australia 20 September 1922 p 3 Retrieved 13 September 2021 via National Library of Australia External links EditWAFC Magarey Medallists Harry Bruce McGregor SA Football Hall of Fame H Bruce McGregor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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