Alan Pentland
| Alan Pentland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Alan Campbell Pentland | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 1952 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Leopold[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–1912 | South Melbourne | 53 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
George Alan Campbell Pentland (3 October 1883 – 15 December 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family[edit]
The son of William Christie Pentland (1844-1931),[2] and Euphemia Craig Pentland (1848-1924), née Morison,[3] George Alan Campbell Pentland was born on 3 October 1883.
He married Queenie Australia Osborn (1888-1955) on 23 August 1913.[4][5]
Football[edit]
Pentland was a defender who played in the back pocket for South Melbourne in their 1909 VFL Grand Final team which won the club's first ever premiership.[6]
He appeared in all 20 games in 1910 and the following season played finals football for the third successive year.
His last game for South Melbourne came in 1912.
Cricket[edit]
He remained on the local sports scene as a cricketer.[7]
He played in 47 matches for the South Melbourne Cricket Club's First XI over 5 seasons (1909/10—1913/14); a batsman, who never bowled, he scored a total of 317 runs for South Melbourne, with an average of 11.74 (his highest score was 53).[8] He toured New Zealand with the South Melbourne Cricket Club in 1912/13.[9]
Death[edit]
A retired coachbuilder,[10] he died on 15 December 1952 at his home in Hawthorn, Victoria.[11]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ The Argus,"Club Gossip", 11 June 1909, p. 9
- ^ Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Monday, 2 November 1931), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Pentland—Morison, The Argus, (Tuesday, 10 September 1872), p.4; Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Friday, 12 September 1924), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Pentland—Osborn, The Argus, (Saturday, 6 September 1913), p.13.
- ^ Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Saturday, 10 September 1955), p.11.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ 'Cover Point', "South Melbourne Cricket Club: Averages and Performances", The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 3 May 1919), p.2.
- ^ VCA Records.
- ^ "South Melbourne in New Zealand 1912/13". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
- ^ (Probate Notice) Law Notices, The Argus, (Thursday, 29 January 1953), p.14.
- ^ Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 December 1952), p.11; Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 December 1952), p.15.
References[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- VCA 1st XI Career Records 1889-90 to 2017-18; N-R, Cricket Victoria. Archived 13 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Alan Pentland at AustralianFootball.com
- Alan Pentland's playing statistics from AFL Tables
 | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1883 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1883 births
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Sydney Swans players
- Sydney Swans premiership players
- Leopold Football Club (MJFA) players
- South Melbourne cricketers
- 1952 deaths
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- People from South Melbourne
- Cricketers from Melbourne
- Australian rules biography, 1883 birth stubs