John Fitzgerald (Australian footballer, born 1901)

John Francis Joseph Fitzgerald (25 June 1901 – 12 July 1987), also known as "Frank Fitzgerald", was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL)^[1] and Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

John Fitzgerald
Personal information
Full name	John Francis Joseph Fitzgerald
Date of birth	(1901-06-25)25 June 1901
Place of birth	Brunswick, Victoria
Date of death	12 July 1987(1987-07-12) (aged 86)
Place of death	Northcote, Victoria
Original team(s)	Brunswick
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1922–26	Brunswick (VFA)
1926	Fitzroy	3 (0)
1929–32	Brunswick (VFA)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He later served in the Australian Army in New Guinea during World War II.^[2]

Death

He died at Northcote, Victoria on 12 July 1987.^[3]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
3. Deaths: Fitzgerald, The Age, (Monday, 13 July 1987), p.22.

External links

• John Fitzgerald at AustralianFootball.com
• John Fitzgerald's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Frank Fitzgerald's playing statistics from The VFA Project