Andy McPartland

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Andy McPartland
Personal information
Full name Andrew Michael McPartland
Date of birth (1915-11-25)25 November 1915
Place of birth Shepparton, Victoria
Date of death 2 May 1990(1990-05-02) (aged 74)
Place of death Bentley, Western Australia
Original team(s) Moonee Valley / Dowerin
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941 Essendon 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Andrew Michael McPartland (25 November 1915 – 2 May 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

McPartland enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in January 1940, serving until the end of World War II.[2] It was during this period of service that he played his single senior game for Essendon, appearing as 19th man in their Round 16 1941 match against Hawthorn.[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 597. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: Andrew Michael McPartland". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  3. ^ "Talking About The Game". Sporting Globe. No. 2000. Victoria, Australia. 20 August 1941. p. 10.

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