Frank_Anderson_(footballer,_born_1913)

Frank Anderson (footballer, born 1913)

Frank Anderson (footballer, born 1913)

Australian rules footballer

Not to be confused with Frank Anderson (footballer, born 1916).

Frank Anderson (23 October 1913 – 6 March 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL.

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Anderson was born at Glenhuntly and attended school at West Brunswick. He started his career at Brunswick as a forward but later played most of his football in defence.[1] He was a premiership player with Carlton in 1938 and a Victorian interstate representative in 1941. Anderson finished second in Carlton's best and fairest on three separate occasions.

After leaving Carlton he became captain-coach of Preston in the VFA.[2] After a couple of years Anderson took up the coaching role at Cobram Football Club.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Notes from Field & Clubroom". Sporting Globe. No. 1267. Victoria, Australia. 22 September 1934. p. 7 (Edition1). Retrieved 1 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    "MATTHEWS SHINES FOR SOUTH". The Argus. No. 30, 768. Melbourne. 10 April 1945. p. 13. Retrieved 1 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "Football". Cobram Courier. Vol. 1, no. 295. Victoria. 17 March 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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