Frank Seymour (14 May 1904 – 7 May 1987)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Fitzroy in the VFL and Northcote in the VFA.
| Frank Seymour | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 1987 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Portland, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Mulwala | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927–1928 | Carlton | 6 (8) | |
| 1935 | Fitzroy | 5 (9) | |
| Total | 11 (17) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of unmarried mother Florence Bassett, Frank Seymour Bassett was born at Carlton on 14 May 1904. He later dropped the Bassett name and was known as Frank Seymour.
Seymour married Lilian May Fraser (1904–1979) in Albury in 1927.
Football
editSeymour was a full-forward and was recruited from New South Wales to join Carlton in the 1927 season. After two seasons with Carlton, he moved to Northcote where he became a prolific goalkicker, and topped the VFA's goal kicking with over 100 goals in three separate seasons;[2] 1930 - 110, 1932 - 109[3] (122), 1934 - 122 goals[4]
He played 201 games for the club, and was one of three players to play in all five of Northcote's top division premiership teams (1929, 1932,[5] 1933, 1934 and 1936).[6] His career tally of 880 goals was the Northcote record when the club folded in 1987, and was a VFA record until 1962 when it was broken by Bob Bonnett.
References
edit- ^ "Frank Seymour". Blueseum - Online Carlton Football Club Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "1934 - Seymour's Century". The Herald. 20 August 1934. p. 17. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "1932 - Seymour Again". The Herald. 5 September 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "1934 - Seymour equals 1932 record". The Age. 3 September 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "1932 - Northcote's Premiership". Sporting Globe. 1 October 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Marc Fiddian (18 September 1982). "Austen to get the 'double'". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 27.
External links
edit- Frank Seymour's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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