Edward Francis Grainger (1899-1970) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s.
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| Full name | Edward Francis Grainger | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 Jan 1899 Dubbo, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1970 Essendon, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Grainger played with the St. George Dragons in their foundation year in the NSWRFL 1921 and made his debut in a game against Western Suburbs on 7 May 1921.[1] An ex serviceman from the First World War,[2] Grainger played lower grade football with St. George until the end of 1924.[3]
Edward Grainger died in 1970 in Essendon, Victoria.[4]
References
edit- ^ SUNDAY TIMES (Sydney) "St.George Fighting Well" (8/5/1921) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123243125?searchTerm=%22grainger%22%20%22st.george%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=192%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1921
- ^ AIF Project https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=116413
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- ^ Ancestry.com.au https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/18449403/person/270091937911/facts
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