George Alan Campbell Pentland (3 October 1883 – 15 December 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Alan Pentland | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Alan Campbell Pentland | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 1952 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Leopold[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–1912 | South Melbourne | 53 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of William Christie Pentland (1844-1931),[2] and Euphemia Craig Pentland (1848-1924), née Morison,[3] George Alan Campbell Pentland was born on 3 October 1883.
He married Queenie Australia Osborn (1888-1955) on 23 August 1913.[4][5]
Football
editPentland was a defender who played in the back pocket for South Melbourne in their 1909 VFL Grand Final team which won the club's first ever premiership.[6]
He appeared in all 20 games in 1910 and the following season played finals football for the third successive year.
His last game for South Melbourne came in 1912.
Cricket
editHe remained on the local sports scene as a cricketer.[7]
He played in 47 matches for the South Melbourne Cricket Club's First XI over 5 seasons (1909/10—1913/14); a batsman, who never bowled, he scored a total of 317 runs for South Melbourne, with an average of 11.74 (his highest score was 53).[8] He toured New Zealand with the South Melbourne Cricket Club in 1912/13.[9]
Death
editA retired coachbuilder,[10] he died on 15 December 1952 at his home in Hawthorn, Victoria.[11]
Footnotes
edit- ^ The Argus,"Club Gossip", 11 June 1909, p. 9
- ^ Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Monday, 2 November 1931), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Pentland—Morison, The Argus, (Tuesday, 10 September 1872), p.4; Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Friday, 12 September 1924), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Pentland—Osborn, The Argus, (Saturday, 6 September 1913), p.13.
- ^ Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Saturday, 10 September 1955), p.11.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ 'Cover Point', "South Melbourne Cricket Club: Averages and Performances", The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 3 May 1919), p.2.
- ^ VCA Records.
- ^ "South Melbourne in New Zealand 1912/13". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
- ^ (Probate Notice) Law Notices, The Argus, (Thursday, 29 January 1953), p.14.
- ^ Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 December 1952), p.11; Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 December 1952), p.15.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- VCA 1st XI Career Records 1889-90 to 2017-18; N-R, Cricket Victoria. Archived 13 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Alan Pentland at AustralianFootball.com
- Alan Pentland's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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