Eddie Sholl
Eddie Sholl | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Edward Sholl | ||
Date of birth | 15 April 1872 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne | ||
Date of death | 29 June 1952 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Position(s) | Fullback | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1890–1892 | North Melbourne (VFA) | 32 (2) | |
1894–1896 | Melbourne (VFA) | 45 (2) | |
1897–1902 | Melbourne | 50 (2) | |
Total | 127 (6) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Edward "Eddie" Sholl (15 April 1872 – 29 June 1952[1]), also known as Ted Sholl, was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Sholl played six games in the 1897 inaugural VFL season, three of which were finals.[2]
He captained Melbourne in 1899 and in the same year represented Victoria in an interstate fixture against South Australia.[3][4]
A fullback, he kept Gerald Brosnan goal-less in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, which Melbourne won.[5]
References[]
- ^ The Argus,"Former Melbourne captain dies", 2 July 1952, p. 8
- ^ AFL Tables: Eddie Sholl
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "Fuchsias' Farcical Flag". Full Points Footy.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eddie Sholl. |
- Eddie Sholl at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1872 births
- 1952 deaths
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Melbourne Football Club captains
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players
- North Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players
- Melbourne Football Club Premiership players
- One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1870s birth stubs