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Martin Larkin
Personal information
Full name William Martin Larkin
Date of birth (1903-12-20)20 December 1903
Place of birth Numurkah, Victoria
Date of death 1 July 1971(1971-07-01) (aged 67)
Place of death Ascot Vale, Victoria
Original team(s) Leongatha
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925 Footscray 3 (0)
1925–1926 Hawthorn 4 (0)
Total 7 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Martin Larkin (20 December 1903 – 1 July 1971)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Family

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The son of Michael Edward Larkin (1855–1929)[3] and Catherine Ann Larkin, nee McGlone (1863–1939),[4] William Martin Larkin was born at Numurkah on 20 December 1903.

Football

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After commencing his career with Leongatha,[5] Larkin joined Footscray at the start of the 1925 VFL season[6] and made three appearances before he transferred to Hawthorn in the middle of the season.[7]

Later life

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In 1931 he married Margaret Ellen Waide, and they had two children together.

William Martin Larkin died in 1971 and is buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Martin Larkin – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 25, 836. Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1929. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 26411. Victoria, Australia. 9 December 1939. p. 19.
  5. ^ "JOTTINGS". Great Southern Advocate. Victoria, Australia. 3 July 1924. p. 3.
  6. ^ "FOOTBALL PREPARATIONS". The Age. Melbourne. 23 March 1925. p. 15.
  7. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 July 1925. p. 5.
  8. ^ "William Martin Larkin". Find a Grave.
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