Michael Davitt Coghlan (28 December 1907 – 10 October 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Davitt Coghlan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael Davitt Liguri Coghlan | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 October 1964 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death |
St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925, 1928–30 | Fitzroy | 25 (10) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Michael Coghlan (-1956),[2] and Annie Coghlan (-1940),[3] Michael Davitt Coghlan was born at Coburg, Victoria on 28 December 1907.
His brother, Arthur Emmett "Bull" Coghlan (1902-1959), played VFl football for Geelong.
He married Patricia Genevieve O'Keefe (1907-1957) in 1938.
Military service
editHe served with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Second World War.
Death
editHe died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria on 10 October 1964.[4]
Notes
editReferences
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.
- Victorian League Football 1928 — Fitzroy Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 7 July 1928), p.45.
- W.A. Clearances, The (Adelaide) Advertiser and Register, (Friday, 17 April 1931), p.8.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Lieutenant Michail (sic) Davitt Coghlan (256690), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
External links
edit- Davitt Coghlan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Davitt Coghlan at AustralianFootball.com
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