William Henry Stokesberry (30 March 1896 – 5 May 1981) was an Australian rules footballer.
| Harry Stokesberry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Henry Stokesberry | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 1981 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Queensland | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1915 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of the talented boxer, respected referee, and Richmond trainer, Joseph Allwood "Joe" Stokesberry (1872-1952),[1][2] and Ellen "Nellie" Stokesberry (1875-1967), née Lewis, William Henry Stokesberry was born in West Melbourne, Victoria on 30 March 1896.
Football
editStokesberry played one match during the 1915 season for Richmond in the Victorian Football League:[3][4]
He was a centre-half-forward whose only club game was as a last minute replacement when Richmond were short of players.
Footnotes
edit- ^ Hogan (1996), p.220.
- ^ Deaths: Stokesberry, The Argus, (Wednesday, 22 October 1952), p.12.
- ^ "All Time Senior Players (Since 1908)". Richmond Football Club. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ St. Kilda (6.18) Beat Richmond (4.6), The Age, (Monday, 9 August 1915), p.10; St. Kilda's Superiority, The Argus, (Monday, 9 August 1915), p.11.
References
edit- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
External links
edit- Harry Stokesberry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Stokesberry at AustralianFootball.com
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