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Pat Scanlan
Personal information
Full name Patrick James Scanlan
Date of birth (1878-07-07)7 July 1878
Place of birth Cobden, Victoria
Date of death 16 July 1938(1938-07-16) (aged 60)
Place of death Elingamite, near Cobden, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898–99 Melbourne 6 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Patrick James Scanlan (7 July 1878 – 16 July 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of Michael Scanlan (1836-1922),[2] and Mary Ann Scanlan (1849-1930), née Spall,[3][4][5] Patrick James Scanlan was born at Cobden, Victoria on 7 July 1878.[6]

He married Margaret Agnes Hogan (1876–1964) in 1902.[7][8] They had nine children; one of which, a son, died in his infancy.

Football

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He made his debut (kicking two of the team's five goals) for Melbourne, against St Kilda, at the MCG, on 25 June 1898. He played in another four senior matches in 1898, and one in 1899.[9]

Death

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He died at Elingamite, near Cobden, Victoria on 16 July 1938.[10][11]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 788.
  2. ^ Death: Scanlan, The Camperdown Chronicle, (Saturday, 23 September 1922), p. 2.
  3. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.2971/1870.
  4. ^ Death: Scanlan, The Camperdown Chronicle, (Tuesday, 13 May 1930), p. 2.
  5. ^ Mrs. Scanlan, Cobden, The Camperdown Chronicle, (Saturday, 14 June 1930), p. 5.
  6. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.14659/1878.
  7. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.7423/1902.
  8. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.12976/1964.
  9. ^ AFL Tables.
  10. ^ Deaths: Scanlan, The Argus, (Wednesday, 20 July 1938), p. 12.
  11. ^ Personal, The Camperdown Chronicle, (Tuesday, 6 June 1939), p. 2.

References

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  • 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.
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