Allison Razey 'Alan' McCrory (26 February 1918 – 24 April 1985[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Alan McCrory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Allison Razey McCrory | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 1985 (aged 67) | ||
| Original team(s) | Carnegie | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938 | Richmond | 5 (2) | |
| 1940 | Oaklleigh (VFA) | 19 (53) | |
| 1941, 1943 | South Melbourne | 4 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A key position player,[3] McCrory also played for Oakleigh Football Club in the Victorian Football Association in 1940.[3] He joined the Royal Australian Air Force towards the end of World War II,[4] and later moved to Queensland where he worked as an airport fire officer until his retirement in 1974.
Notes edit
- ^ "Resting Place Allambe Memorial Park Allison Razey (Alan) Mccrory".
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 570. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ a b "Too many passengers carried by South", The Record, 5 July 1941, p. 3.
- ^ "A. R. McCrory RAAF Service Record".
External links edit
- Alan McCrory at AustralianFootball.com
- Alan McCrory's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alan McCrory's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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