Alf Wellington (1913−1993) nicknamed "Duke" was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. Wellington played for Canterbury-Bankstown and Newtown. Wellington was a foundation player for Canterbury-Bankstown.

Alf Wellington
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Francis Wellington
Born(1913-11-29)29 November 1913
Died11 April 1993(1993-04-11) (aged 79)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 0 0 0 0
1938–40 Newtown 12 1 0 0 3
Total 14 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]
As of 21 February 2019

Playing career

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Wellington played for the club in their first ever game against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval which finished in a 20–5 loss on April 25 1935. The match was also Wellington's first grade debut. Wellington went on to play 1 further game for Canterbury which was a 37–9 loss against South Sydney at Marrickville Oval.

Canterbury-Bankstown finished the 1935 season in second last position narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon which was handed to University.

In 1938, Wellington joined Newtown and played 12 games for the club over 3 seasons before retiring.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Alan Wellington - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
  3. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571