Reefton Harry Adolphus Spicer (17 July 1898 – 22 April 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Reefton Spicer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reefton Harry Adolphus Spicer | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | South Yarra, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 1978 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Brighton, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Richmond Districts | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1917–18 | Richmond | 3 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Ernest Edward Spicer (1877-1936),[2] and Adelina Ann Elizabeth Spicer (1877-1943), née Bailhache,[3][4] Reefton Harry Adolphus Spicer, known as "Harry", was born at South Yarra, Victoria on 17 July 1898.[5]
He married Doris Annie O'Brien (1900-1974) in 1925.
Football edit
Richmond (VFL) edit
Recruited from Richmond Districts, he played on the wing and in the back-pocket for the Richmond Football Club — in one senior game in 1917, and in two senior games in 1918.[6]
Brunswick (VFA) edit
Cleared from Richmond,[7] he played one senior game for the Brunswick Football Club in 1919.
Williamstown (VFA) edit
He played four senior games for the Williamstown Football Club in 1920.
Death edit
He died at Brighton, Victoria on 22 April 1978.[8]
Footnotes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.839.
- ^ Deaths: Spicer, The Age, (Tuesday, 11 August 1936), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Spicer—Bailhache, The Age(Saturday, 26 November 1898), p.5: married at South Yarra on 31 August 1897.
- ^ Deaths: Spicer, The Argus, (Thursday, 3 June 1943), p.2.
- ^ He was named "Reefton" after his father's birthplace: his father was born at Reefton, in New Zealand, in 1877.
- ^ Hogan (1996), p.215.
- ^ Football, The Age, (Friday, 2 May 1919), p.9.
- ^ Deaths: "Spicer, Harry", The Age, (Monday, 24 April 1978), p.22.
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.
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
External links edit
- Reefton Spicer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Reefton Spicer at AustralianFootball.com
- Reefton Spicer, at The VFA Project.
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