Stan Anderson (Australian footballer)
| Stan Anderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Stanley Anderson | ||
| Nickname(s) | Plugger[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Queenscliff, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 August 1953 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Middle Park, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1919 | Essendon | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Richard Stanley Anderson (26 July 1893 – 15 August 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Williamstown Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Family[edit]
The son of Robert Anderson (1855-1939), and Sarah Ann Anderson (1869-1955), née Hutchins (later Mrs. Peter Stephens),[3] Richard Stanley Anderson was born at Queenscliff, Victoria on 26 July 1893.
He married Doris Elizabeth Ryan (1891-1969) in 1938.[4]
Military service[edit]
He served in the First AIF, suffering severe shell shock after being buried alive in an explosion in France in August 1916.[5] He spent 128 days in hospital but later returned to active service before being discharged in April 1917.[6]
Football[edit]
Williamstown (VFA)[edit]
He played 45 games (scoring 2 goals) for the Williamstown Football Club over three seasons (1913 to 1915).[7]
Essendon VFL[edit]
His only senior match for the Essendon Football Club, was against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval on 17 May 1919.
Williamstown (VFA)[edit]
He was cleared from Essendon to the Williamstown Football Club in June 1919,[8] and went on to play a further 24 senior games (scoring 2 goals) over three seasons (1919 to 1921).[9]
Death[edit]
He died at Middle Park, Victoria on 15 August 1953.[10]
Notes[edit]
- ^ In 1919, the Williamstown Chronicle's football correspondent, "Fair Dinkum", noted that, in the (9 August 1919) match against Brunswick, ""Plugger" Anderson, [playing at] half-back, acted up to his nickname to perfection. He plods along all day doing his bit." (Football Notes, The Williamstown Chronicle, (Saturday, 16 August 1919), p.3.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.21.
- ^ Deaths: Stephens, The Argus, (Monday,7 February 1955), p.15.
- ^ Victuallers' Licenses, The Argus, (Thursday, 14 January 1954), p.12.
- ^ Cullen (2015), p.111.
- ^ Service Record.
- ^ Richard S. Anderson, at The VFA Project.
- ^ Football: League Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 June 1919), p.5.
- ^ The VFA Project.
- ^ Funeral Notices: Anderson, The Argus, (Monday, 17 August 1953), p.11.
References[edit]
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Richard Stanley Anderson (3003), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Private Richard Stanley Anderson (3003), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Private Richard Stanley Anderson (3003), National Archives of Australia.
- Funeral Notices: Anderson, The Age, (Monday, 17 August 1953), p.8.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
- 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.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8 -- Note that Maplestone, pp.399, and 460 has Anderson as "S. R. Anderson".
External links[edit]
- Stan Anderson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Stan Anderson at AustralianFootball.com