Ray Usher (16 October 1904 – 15 April 1964)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ray Usher | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1904 | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 1964 (aged 59) | ||
| Original team(s) | Ebden Rovers, Wangaratta, Albury, Coburg, Eastern Suburbs | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing / Centre | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1928–33 | Melbourne | 82 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Usher played with the Ebden Rovers Football Club in their losing grand final against Hume Weir FC in the Albury & Border Football Association in 1923.[3]
In 1924, Usher commenced the season playing with the Wangaratta Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League.,[4] but by June was playing with the Albury Football Club.[5] In August, 1924, Usher was disqualified until the end of the season.[6] Usher played with Albury once again in 1925.[7]
Usher trained with Richmond Football Club in early, 1926,[8] but ended up playing with Coburg Football Club in 1926.[9][10]
In 1927, Usher played with the Eastern Suburbs Football Club premiership side, defeating Newtown in the Sydney competition.[11]
Usher made his VFL debut against Footscray in round eleven, 1928 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[12]
Usher went onto represent Victoria five times during his VFL career.
Usher trained with Hawthorn in early 1934, before being appointed as the playing coach at Golden Point, Ballarat in 1934 and the following year moved to Tasmania, where he coached Lefroy in 1935,[13] then coached Burnie from 1936[14] to 1940, being runners up in 1936, then winning the 1937 and 1939 premierships.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Ray Usher – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 846. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "1923 - Ebden Rovers v Albury". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel. Vic. 6 July 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1924 - Permits Granted". Benalla Standard. 9 May 1924. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1924 - Benalla v Albury". Benalla Standard. 24 June 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1924 - Football Notes". Benalla Standard. 5 August 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1925 - football". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 4 September 1925. p. 31. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1926 - Richmond". The Age. 26 April 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1926 - League Permits Granted". The Age. 24 June 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1926 - Match of the Day". Record. Emerald Hill, Vic. 14 August 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1927 - Easts win again!". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 11 September 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1928 - Usher's Debut". Sporting Globe. 4 July 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "Football Lefroy Launches Out". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 29 March 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 12 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football Notes". The Advocate (Daily ed.). Burnie, Tasmania. 8 May 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 12 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
External links edit
- Ray Usher's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1928 Melbourne FC team photo
- May, 1929 Melbourne FC team photo
- July, 1929 Melbourne FC team photo
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