Peter Kennedy Melville (11 February 1931 - 18 September 2024) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Ken Melville | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Peter Kennedy Melville | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1931 | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 2024 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team(s) | University Blacks (VAFA) | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1953–1956 | Melbourne | 71 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Recruited from Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) club University Blacks, Melville debuted for Melbourne in 1953 during the early period of Melbourne's golden era. He was a member of the 1955 and 1956 premiership teams before retiring at the end of the 1956 VFL season.
Melville became a Presbyterian minister, serving in Stepney, London in the 1950s[1] and then at Benalla from 1961 to 1964.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ken Melville". Demonwiki.
- ^ "Our History". Benalla Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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