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Alan Pentland

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Alan Pentland
Personal information
Full name George Alan Campbell Pentland
Date of birth 3 October 1883
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 15 December 1952(1952-12-15) (aged 69)
Place of death Hawthorn, Victoria
Original team(s) Leopold[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–1912 South Melbourne 53 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Alan Campbell Pentland (3 October 1883 – 15 December 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

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The son of William Christie Pentland (1844-1931),[2] and Euphemia Craig Pentland (1848-1924), née Morison,[3] George Alan Campbell Pentland was born on 3 October 1883.

He married Queenie Australia Osborn (1888-1955) on 23 August 1913.[4][5]

Football

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Pentland was a defender who played in the back pocket for South Melbourne in their 1909 VFL Grand Final team which won the club's first ever premiership.[6]

He appeared in all 20 games in 1910 and the following season played finals football for the third successive year.

His last game for South Melbourne came in 1912.

Cricket

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He remained on the local sports scene as a cricketer.[7]

He played in 47 matches for the South Melbourne Cricket Club's First XI over 5 seasons (1909/10—1913/14); a batsman, who never bowled, he scored a total of 317 runs for South Melbourne, with an average of 11.74 (his highest score was 53).[8] He toured New Zealand with the South Melbourne Cricket Club in 1912/13.[9]

Death

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A retired coachbuilder,[10] he died on 15 December 1952 at his home in Hawthorn, Victoria.[11]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The Argus,"Club Gossip", 11 June 1909, p. 9
  2. ^ Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Monday, 2 November 1931), p.1.
  3. ^ Marriages: Pentland—Morison, The Argus, (Tuesday, 10 September 1872), p.4; Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Friday, 12 September 1924), p.1.
  4. ^ Marriages: Pentland—Osborn, The Argus, (Saturday, 6 September 1913), p.13.
  5. ^ Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Saturday, 10 September 1955), p.11.
  6. ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
  7. ^ 'Cover Point', "South Melbourne Cricket Club: Averages and Performances", The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 3 May 1919), p.2.
  8. ^ VCA Records.
  9. ^ "South Melbourne in New Zealand 1912/13". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  10. ^ (Probate Notice) Law Notices, The Argus, (Thursday, 29 January 1953), p.14.
  11. ^ Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 December 1952), p.11; Deaths: Pentland, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 December 1952), p.15.

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