Alan Arthur Rayson (26 October 1924 – 25 February 1982)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Alan Rayson
Personal information
Full name Alan Arthur Rayson
Date of birth (1924-10-26)26 October 1924
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 25 February 1982(1982-02-25) (aged 57)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) East Geelong
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1943 Carlton 02 0(2)
1946–1947 Geelong 18 (15)
Total 20 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rayson's football career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Alan Rayson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 691. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll: RAYSON, Alan Arthur". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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