Alfred Benjamin Sparks (7 January 1903 – 10 April 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Alf Sparks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alfred Benjamin Sparks | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Avoca, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 April 1954 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Avoca | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926 | Collingwood | 3 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of George Metcalfe Sparks (1870-1947),[2] and Mary May Sparks (1975-1949), née Impey,[3] Alfred Benjamin Sparks — known as "Tom" or "Tommy" to his family — was born at Avoca, Victoria on 7 January 1903.
He married Eliza Clare Grimster (1901-1972) in 1940.
Football
editRecruited from Avoca, he played in three consecutive First XVIII games with Collingwood in 1926.
Death
editHe died at his residence in Prahran, Victoria on 10 April 1954.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.837.
- ^ Deaths: Sparks, The Argus, (Monday, 22 December 1947), p.9.
- ^ Deaths: Sparks, The Argus, (Saturday, 16 April 1949), p.9.
- ^ "Deaths: Sparks". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 12 April 1954. p. 10.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
edit- Alf Sparks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alf Sparks at AustralianFootball.com
- Alf Sparks's profile at Collingwood Forever
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