Douglas Leslie Ringrose (4 August 1900 – 28 December 1953)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.
Doug Ringrose | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Douglas Leslie Ringrose | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1900 | ||
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
Date of death | 28 December 1953 | (aged 53)||
Place of death | Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria[1] | ||
Original team(s) | West Melbourne, Brighton (VFA) | ||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1928–1929 | Fitzroy | 35 (30) | |
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1929 | Fitzroy | 10 (2–8–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ringrose was also an exceptional soccer player when he was a teenager, living in Tasmania.[3]
Ringrose played with West Melbourne Football Club in 1920, before moving to Brighton in 1921.[4]
In 1922, Ringrose was captain-coach of the Benalla in the Ovens & Murray Football League[5] and was a great acquisition to the club,[6] leading them to fourth position, where they lost the first semi final to Wangaratta.[7]
Ringrose won Brighton's Most Consistent Player award in 1927[8] when they finished runners up in the VFA Grand Final.[9]
Ringrose, who came from Brighton in 1928, was a handy player for Fitzroy in his two seasons, averaging almost a goal a game. He spent the majority of the 1929 season as playing coach of Fitzroy, with the club managing just two wins.
In 1930, Ringrose coached East Albury in the Ovens & Murray Football League to the Preliminary Final, losing to Wangaratta and breaking his collarbone.[10]
Ringrose trained with Brighton in early 1931[11] and was also listed as an official Victorian Football League umpire in 1931.[12]
Ringrose was captain-coach of the Yarram Football Club in the Gippsland Football League in 1932[13] and 1933.[14] Ringrose kicked 31 goals in 1933.[15] Ringrose did not coach Yarram in 1934, but continued to play.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Death of former footballer". The Herald. No. 23, 897. Victoria, Australia. 29 December 1953. p. 9.
- ^ Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love of the Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.
- ^ "1926 - DOUG. RINGROSE, BRIGHTON ROVER, WAS ALSO A SOCCER CHAMP". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 11 September 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1921 - Association football prospects". The Herald. 29 April 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1922 - Benalla FC". Benalla Standard (Vic). 13 June 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1922 - Benalla v Lake Rovers". Benalla Standard. 27 June 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1922 - O & M Association: Semi Final". Benalla Standard. 1 August 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1927 - Brighton". The Herald. 30 December 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1927 - Football: Association Grand Final". The Argus. 17 October 1927. p. 8. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1930 - Ovens & Murray". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 6 September 1930. p. 67. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1931 - Association Clubs". Sporting Globe. 1 April 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1931 - Football: List of Umpires". The Age. 4 April 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1932 - Football". Traralgon Record (Traralgon, Vic). 21 April 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1933 - Yarram FC". Gippsland Times (Vic). 16 March 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1933 - Yallourn man's Record". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 26 August 1933. p. 65. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "1934 - Ringrose at Yarram". Weekly Times. 9 June 1934. p. 65. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
Links
edit- Doug Ringrose's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- 1930 - East Albury FC team photo
- 1934 - Yarram FC team photo