Albert Clarence "Bert" Armstrong (26 February 1890 – 15 August 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Bert Armstrong | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Clarence Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandhurst, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 August 1969 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | North Melbourne (VFA) | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1910–1914 | Essendon | 42 (55) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Armstrong, a full-forward, was recruited from North Melbourne, then playing in the Victorian Football Association.[1] He was Essendon's leading goal-kicker in 1910, his first season, with 30 goals. [2] In 1911 he kicked 25 goals, which were enough to finish equal second in the goal-kicking, behind his elder brother Lou Armstrong.[3] He twice kicked six goals in a game for Essendon, against Melbourne in 1910 at the MCG and Collingwood the following year at East Melbourne.[3] Injury kept him out of both Essendon's 1911 and 1912 premiership teams and sciatica problems meant he didn't play at all in 1913.[4] Armstrong crossed to Essendon Association during the 1914 season.[4] He also played for Brighton during his career.[4]
References
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Bert Armstrong
- ^ a b c "Armstrong, Albert C." Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012.
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