Neil Allison (Australian footballer)

Neil James Allison (11 October 1912 – 21 October 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Neil Allison
Personal information
Full name Neil James Allison
Date of birth (1912-10-11)11 October 1912
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 21 October 1962(1962-10-21) (aged 50)
Place of death Brooklyn, Victoria
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934, 1936–39 Hawthorn 34 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of James Neil Allison (1890–1913),[2][3] and Elsie Grace Allison, née Coleman, Neil James Allison was born in Carlton, Victoria on 11 October 1912. He married Olive "Bub" Burnett in 1940. They had one son, Patrick.

Football

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He played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In 1939 he applied for a clearance to Coburg Football Club in the VFA.[4]

Military service

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He enlisted in the Second AIF in June 1940.[5]

Death

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He died as a result of the injuries sustained in an accident on 21 October 1962, when a car in which he was a passenger struck a tree on the Geelong Road, in West Footscray.[6]

Notes

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References

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  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Warrant Officer Class 2 Neil James Allison (VX18998), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • 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.
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