Robert Harold Sainsbury (5 January 1916 – 11 May 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Rob Sainsbury
Personal information
Full name Robert Harold Sainsbury
Date of birth (1916-01-05)5 January 1916
Place of birth Footscray, Victoria
Date of death 11 May 2007(2007-05-11) (aged 91)
Original team(s) Parkside
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935, 1937–41 Footscray 43 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sainsbury later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 781. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: SAINSBURY, Robert Harold". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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