Alby Linton
| Alby Linton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1926 | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 2010 (aged 83) | ||
| Original team(s) | Spotswood | ||
| Height / weight | 170 cm / 70 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–1952 1953–1956 |
Footscray Williamstown |
53 (46) 87 (226) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
Alby Linton (18 November 1926 – 11 April 2010[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
A rover, Linton was recruited from Footscray locally and made his debut in 1947. He played 53 games for the club and was their equal top goalkicker in 1951 with 23 goals.
In 1953 he left Footscray and joined Williamstown in the VFA, becoming a member of three premiership teams during the 1950s. He was an unusually prolific goalkicker for a player whose primary position was as a rover, and he topped the league's goalkicking in 1955 with 84 goals. Linton was the 1955 club best and fairest, and played a total of 87 games and kicked 226 goals across his four-year career with Williamstown.[2]
Linton is the rover in Williamstown's official 'Team of the Century', and in 2014 was an inaugural inductee in the club's hall of fame.[3]
References
- ↑ "Vale, Alby: a sporting gent". 27 April 2010.
- ↑ Fiddian, Marc (2003), Seagulls over Williamstown, Williamstown, VIC: Williamstown Football Club, p. 94
- ↑ "Williamstown FC Hall of Fame Inductees". Retrieved 11 September 2014.
External links
- Alby Linton's statistics from AFL Tables
- Alby Linton's profile from AustralianFootball.com