Douglas Rupert Gordon Ayres (26 September 1906 – 25 September 1974) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Doug Ayres
Personal information
Full name Douglas Rupert Gordon Ayres
Date of birth (1906-09-26)26 September 1906
Place of birth Randwick, New South Wales
Date of death 25 September 1974(1974-09-25) (aged 67)
Place of death Bentleigh, Victoria
Original team(s) Newtown (Sydney)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1931 Footscray 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of William Ayres, and Maude Ayres, née Watkins, Douglas Rupert Gordon Ayres was born at Randwick, New South Wales on 26 September 1906.

Death

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He died at Bentleigh, Victoria on 25 September 1974.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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