Alf Gough (8 March 1888 – 22 April 1930)[3][4] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Alf Gough | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gough in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alphonsus Liguori Gough[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarrawingee, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 1930 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Ormond, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Leopold[2] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908–1911, 1915 | South Melbourne | 63 (47) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
editGough was a forward pocket and second rover for South Melbourne in their 1909 premiership team. He kicked South Melbourne's fourth and final goal, in the third quarter, which helped them secure a two-point win.[5] In 1910 he did not miss a single game and he appeared in the opening 16 rounds of the 1911 VFL season.[6]
He then spent some time in New South Wales, playing for Sydney club Paddington. He returned to South Melbourne for one final season in 1915.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ "Men of the time", The Football Record (1), Melbourne, VIC: 22, 27 April 1912
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ The Age, "Death Of Former Footballer", 30 April 1930, p. 5
- ^ "Alf Gough – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "South Ends Nineteen Year Drought". Australian Football.
- ^ AFL Tables: Alf Gough
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, "The Australian Game", 14 May 1913, p. 5
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