Joseph Augustine McGrath (22 September 1911 – 10 June 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Joe McGrath | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joseph Augustine McGrath | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Yarraville, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1968 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death |
Footscray Hospital, Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Yarraville | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1932–37, 39–40 | Yarraville (VFA) | 105 (175) | |
| 1938 | Footscray | 2 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of James McGrath, and Mary Ellen McGrath (1872-1930), née Ahern, Joseph Augustine McGrath was born at Yarraville, Victoria on 22 September 1911.
He married Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Heriot (1913-1999), later Mrs. James Bird, on 5 November 1938.
Death edit
He died at the Footscray Hospital on 10 June 1968.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.578.
- ^ Deaths: McGrath, The Age, (Tuesday, 11 June 1968), p.16.
References 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.
External links edit
- Joe McGrath at AustralianFootball.com
- Joe McGrath's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joe McGrath's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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