Alf Swift
| Alf Swift | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alfred Thomas Swift | ||
| Born |
5 August 1871 Port Elliot, South Australia | ||
| Died |
8 May 1953 (aged 81) Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team | South Adelaide | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904 | Essendon | 7 (2) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alfred Thomas Swift (5 August 1871 – 8 May 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
In 1912 he was found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife and sentenced to eight years in jail.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 863. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "SWIFT'S HURRY". The Sun. No. 519. Sydney, New South Wales. 27 February 1912. p. 2.
External links
[edit]- Alf Swift's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alf Swift at AustralianFootball.com
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