Harold Francis "Lal" McLennan (26 July 1888 – 20 September 1978)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Harold McLennan | |||
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 McLennan in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Francis McLennan | ||
| Nickname(s) | Lal | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 1978 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | North Fitzroy Juniors | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907–16, 1919 | Fitzroy | 135 (22) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1913. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
McLennan was a centreman and captained Fitzroy in the 1911 season. In both 1912 and 1913, he was Fitzroy's Club Champion, the latter in a premiership side. He was a premiership winner again in 1916.
References
edit- ^ "Known VFL/AFL senior footballers ex - Parade College in order of League debut , 1897 - 201 3" (PDF). Old Paradians Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- Donald, Chris (2005). Fitzroy: For the Love of the Jumper. Pan Australia. pp. 54–55. ISBN 9781877029189.
External links
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- Harold McLennan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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- Works by Harold McLennan at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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