Francis Alphonse Wood (24 September 1884 – 4 June 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Phonse Wood | |||
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 Cigarette card of Wood in 1909 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Francis Alphonse Wood | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Karridale, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 4 June 1976 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | South Fremantle | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907–1908 | South Melbourne | 30 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Wood was a Western Australian, who started out at North Fremantle before playing with South Fremantle in the 1906 season.[1][2]
He then joined South Melbourne, in 1907, for a two-year stint. In his first season, he played in a Grand Final loss and the following year he represented the VFL at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival.[3]
Once his time at South Melbourne came to an end he signed with Sturt in South Australia.[4]
In 1909 Wood joined Prahran in the Victorian Football Association (VFA)[5] and he was appointed as coach in 1910.[6]
In 1912 Wood joined a team in Broken Hill.[7]
May 1913-1914 Has re-joined Prahran after being blocked by the league.[8]
In 1915 a very brief stint at coaching Hawthorn[9] before returning to Prahran the same year.[10]
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ Western Mail,"The Great Men of Norths", 26 April 1951, p. 67
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "AFL Tables: Phonse Wood". afltables.com.
- ^ The Advertiser,"Football - Sturt Club", 1 March 1909, p. 9
- ^ "FOOTBALL. (1909, May 15). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 14". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Prahran Football Club. (1910, April 23). The Prahran Telegraph (Vic. : 1889 - 1930), p. 2". TROVE. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "PLAY AND PLAYERS. (1912, August 2). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 2". TROVE. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "DOINGS HERE AND EVERYWHERE. (1913, May 10). Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), p. 8". TROVE. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "PRAHRAN (1915, April 23). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 3". TROVE. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "WILLIAMSTOWN V. PRAHRAN (1915, June 12). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)". TROVE. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
External links edit
- Phonse Wood at AustralianFootball.com
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