Ernest Peter McMaster (7 October 1887 – 5 December 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ernie McMaster
Personal information
Full name Ernest Peter McMaster
Date of birth (1887-10-07)7 October 1887
Place of birth Hotham, Victoria
Date of death 5 December 1971(1971-12-05) (aged 84)
Place of death Glen Iris, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910 Melbourne 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

edit

The son of Peter Bain McMaster (1859-1924), and Alice Amelia McMaster (1862-1940),[2] née Furmedge, Ernest Peter McMaster was born at Hotham, Victoria on 7 October 1887.

He married Ada Beatrice Clara Dickinson (1893-1966) in 1915.[3]

Football

edit

Melbourne (VFL)

edit

He was cleared from Footscray to Melbourne in April 1910.[4]

Death

edit

He died in Glen Iris, Victoria on 5 December 1971.[5]

Notes

edit

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.
edit