Alfred Benjamin Sparks (7 January 1903 – 10 April 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Alf Sparks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alfred Benjamin Sparks | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Avoca, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 April 1954 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Avoca | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926 | Collingwood | 3 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of George Metcalfe Sparks (1870-1947),[2] and Mary May Sparks (1975-1949), née Impey,[3] Alfred Benjamin Sparks — known as "Tom" or "Tommy" to his family — was born at Avoca, Victoria on 7 January 1903.
He married Eliza Clare Grimster (1901-1972) in 1940.
Football edit
Recruited from Avoca, he played in three consecutive First XVIII games with Collingwood in 1926.
Death edit
He died at his residence in Prahran, Victoria on 10 April 1954.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.837.
- ^ Deaths: Sparks, The Argus, (Monday, 22 December 1947), p.9.
- ^ Deaths: Sparks, The Argus, (Saturday, 16 April 1949), p.9.
- ^ "Deaths: Sparks". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 12 April 1954. p. 10.
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
- Alf Sparks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alf Sparks at AustralianFootball.com
- Alf Sparks's profile at Collingwood Forever
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