George Bickford

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
George Bickford
Personal information
Full name George Fountain Bickford
Date of birth 9 January 1927
Place of birth Glen Iris, Victoria
Date of death 28 November 2009(2009-11-28) (aged 82)
Original team(s) Wesley College, Melbourne
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945–1952 Melbourne 126 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Career highlights
  • Melbourne premiership player 1948
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Fountain Bickford (9 January 1927 – 28 November 2009) was an Australian rules football player. Bickford was a member of the Melbourne premiership team in 1948 and was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.

Personal life

Bickford served as an ordinary seaman in the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War.[1]

References

  1. ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  • George Bickford's obituary

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Bickford.
  • George Bickford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • George Bickford at AustralianFootball.com
  • DemonWiki profile
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Melbourne Football Club 1948 VFL premiers
Melbourne 10.9 (69) drew with Essendon 7.27 (69), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground;
Melbourne 13.11 (89) defeated Essendon 7.8 (50), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • 1. Denis Cordner
  • 2. McKenzie
  • 3. Collins
  • 4. Smith
  • 5. Deans
  • 6. Craddock
  • 7. Jackson
  • 11. Bowman
  • 12. Mueller
  • 13. Spittle
  • 16. Bickford
  • 21. Don Cordner (c)
  • 22. McGrath
  • 25. McLean
  • 28. Dullard
  • 29. Arnold
  • 30. Rodda
  • 31. Rule
  • 32. Dockett
  • 35. McMahen
Coach: Hughes
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