Frederick Patterson (1 January 1916 – 29 May 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Fred Patterson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Frederick Patterson | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Day Dawn, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 29 May 1990 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Western Australia | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–40 | East Perth | ||
| 1943 | South Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Patterson played for East Perth from 1935 to 1940[2] before enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3] While serving he played a single game for South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1943 VFL season.[4] He later served in the Pacific, being part of the Morotai Boomerangs services football team in 1945.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 690. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Fred Paterson". WAFL Footy Facts.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Fred Paterson". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "League Football". Record. Vol. XLVIII, no. 18. Victoria, Australia. 8 May 1943. p. 3.
- ^ "THE BOOMERANGS OF MOROTAI". Sporting Globe. No. 2432. Victoria, Australia. 13 October 1945. p. 3.
External links
edit- Fred Patterson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Fred Patterson at AustralianFootball.com
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