Edgar Stubbs
| Edgar Stubbs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernest Edgar Stubbs | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballarat East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 September 1955 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | St George, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Beaufort, Ballarat Imperial | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1906 | Geelong | 5 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ernest Edgar Stubbs (28 March 1883 – 13 September 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of Albert Charles Stubbs (1856-1922),[2] and Maria Stubbs (1862-1939), née Hazelgrove,[3] Ernest Edgar Stubbs was born in Ballarat East, Victoria on 28 March 1883.
He married Eva Ethel Maud McDonald on 29 June 1925.[4]
Football[edit]
On 4 July 1906, Stubbs was granted a clearance from Ballarat Imperial Football Club to play with Geelong,[5] and he played his first match against Essendon on 7 July 1906. He played five games in all, with his last appearance in a team that was thrashed by South Melbourne, 14.17 (101) to 5.8 (38), on 4 August 1906.
In 1907 he was playing with the Golden Point Football Club in the Ballarat Football Association.[6]
Death[edit]
He died at St George, Queensland on 13 September 1955.[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby (2014), p.857.
- ^ Personal, The Brisbane Courier, Tuesday, 21 March 1922), p.11.
- ^ Deaths: Stubbs, The Courier-Mail, (Friday, 29 September 1939), p.22; Obituary: Mrs. M. Stubs, The Beaudesert Times, (Friday, 6 October 1939), p.4.
- ^ Marriage Registration: Eva Ethel Maud McDonald, Queensland Government.
- ^ Football: Victorian League, The Argus, (Thursday, 5 July 1906), p.3.
- ^ Football, The Ballarat Star, (Saturday, 20 April 1907), p.10.
- ^ Obituary: Mr. Edgar Ernest (sic) Stubbs, The Balonne Beacon, (Thursday, 22 September 1955), p.1.
References[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links[edit]
- Edgar Stubbs's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Edgar Stubbs at AustralianFootball.com
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