Frank Seymour
Frank Seymour | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 14 May 1904 | ||
Date of death | 7 May 1987 | (aged 82)||
Original team(s) | Mulwala | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1927–1928 | Carlton | 6 (8) | |
1935 | Fitzroy | 5 (9) | |
Total | 11 (17) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Frank Seymour (14 May 1904 – 7 May 1987)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Fitzroy in the VFL and Northcote in the VFA.
Seymour was a full-forward and was recruited from New South Wales to join Carlton in the 1927 season. After two seasons with Carlton, he moved to Northcote where he became a prolific goalkicker, and topped the VFA's goal kicking with over 100 goals in three separate seasons;[2] 1930 - 110, 1932 - 109[3] (122), 1934 - 122 goals[4]
He played 201 games for the club, and was one of three players to play in all five of Northcote's top division premiership teams (1929, 1932,[5] 1933, 1934 and 1936).[6] His career tally of 880 goals was the Northcote record when the club folded in 1987, and was a VFA record until 1962 when it was broken by Bob Bonnett.
References[]
- ^ "Frank Seymour". Blueseum - Online Carlton Football Club Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "1934 - Seymour's Century". The Herald. 20 August 1934. p. 17. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "1932 - Seymour Again". The Herald. 5 September 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "1934 - Seymour equals 1932 record". The Age. 3 September 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "1932 - Northcote's Premiership". Sporting Globe. 1 October 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Marc Fiddian (18 September 1982). "Austen to get the 'double'". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 27.
External links[]
- Frank Seymour's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1904 births
- Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
- Carlton Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Northcote Football Club players
- 1987 deaths
- Australian rules biography, 1904 birth stubs