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Frank Anderson (footballer, born 1916)

Not to be confused with Frank Anderson (footballer, born 1913).

Frank Anderson
Personal information
Full name Francis Patrick Anderson
Date of birth (1916-05-02)2 May 1916
Place of birth Corowa, New South Wales
Date of death 29 January 1971(1971-01-29) (aged 54)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Balldale, Camberwell
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–1941, 1946 Camberwell 73 (?)
1942, 1944 North Melbourne 8 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis Patrick Anderson (2 May 1916 – 29 January 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Anderson won the Balldale FC best and fairest award in 1935[2] and again in 1937 too.[3]

Anderson made his VFL senior football debut for North Melbourne[4] against Footscray on Saturday, 27 June 1942, round eight [5] after getting a transfer from the Camberwell Football Club.[6] Anderson played seven games in 1942, then played one game against Collingwood in round twelve, 1944, when he was on leave from active service.[7]

Anderson was a member of Camberwell's losing 1946 grand final team[8] that lost to Sandringham.[9]

Anderson was the younger brother of former St.Kilda and West Perth footballer, Jack Anderson.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "1935 - Balldale FC - Best & Fairest Award". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 27 September 1935. p. 44. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  3. ^ "1937 - Balldale FC - Best & Fairest Award". The Corowa Free Press. NSW. 27 August 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. ^ "1942 - North Melbourne FC List". The Argus. 8 May 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. ^ "1942 - North Melbourne v Footscray". Sporting Globe. 27 June 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  6. ^ "1942 - VFL Transfers List". The Argus. 25 June 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  7. ^ "1944 - Anderson returns from leave". Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic. 26 July 1944. p. 13. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  8. ^ "1946 - VFA Grand Final line up". The Herald. 4 October 1946. p. 19 – via Trove Newspapers.
  9. ^ "1946 - Sandringham get home by 7 points". The Herald. 5 October 1946. p. 22 – via Trove Newspapers.
  10. ^ "1935 - Another Anderson". The Daily News. Perth. 3 October 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
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