Eric Roscoe (27 December 1922 – 11 May 2000)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Eric Roscoe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Eric Roscoe | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 2000 (aged 77) | ||
| Original team(s) | Shepparton | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–49 | Melbourne | 17 (11) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Ellen Emma Roscoe (1899-1948), later Mrs. Joseph Winton, Eric Roscoe was born at Clifton Hill, Victoria on 27 December 1922. He married Edith Lila Wood in 1950.
War Service
editRoscoe enlisted in the Australian Army in November 1941 at the age of 18 and served in both New Guinea and the Solomon Islands until his discharge in 1946.[3]
Football
editRoscoe won the 1947 Central Goulburn Valley Football League best and fairest award, when playing for Shepparton Football Club.[4] Roscoe then moved to Melbourne where he played a total of 17 games over two seasons in the Victorian Football League.
Notes
edit- ^ "Eric Roscoe – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.722.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ "1947 - CGVFL - Best & Fairest Award". Shepparton Advertiser. 5 September 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- "World War II Nominal Roll: Private Eric Roscoe (V330491)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B884, V330491: World War Two Service Record: Private Eric Roscoe (V330491), National Archives of Australia.
External links
edit- Eric Roscoe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Eric Roscoe, at Demonwiki.