Albert David George Cowell (1 November 1870 – 27 April 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| George Cowell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert David George Cowell | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballarat East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 1937 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Ballarat | ||
| Original team(s) | Beaufort | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1896 | South Ballarat | ||
| 1898 | Collingwood | 11 (2) | |
| 1899 | Carlton | 7 (4) | |
| 1900 | North Melbourne (VFA) | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe third of 12 children born to Edmund Cowell (1843–1918),[2][3][4] and Caroline Cowell (1841–1910), née Pierpoint,[5] Albert David George Cowell was born at Ballarat East on 1 November 1870.
George Cowell married Emily Maud Nichols (1869–1942) in early 1894 and they had three children: Charles Aubrey Nicholas Cowell (1894–1917),[6][7][8] Lydia Amy Isabel Cowell (1896–1971), later Mrs. Hector Godfrey Smith, and George Cowell (1897–1970).
Football
editSouth Ballarat
editOriginally from Beaufort,[9] Cowell played with South Ballarat in 1896.[10][11]
Collingwood
editCowell played 11 games with Collingwood in the 1898 VFL season.[12]
Carlton
editCowell transferred to Carlton at the start of the 1899 VFL season[13] and played seven games for the Blues.[14]
North Melbourne
editCowell then transferred to North Melbourne at the start of the 1900 season[15] but played only a single senior game for them in Round 1.[16]
Later life
editCowell worked as a baker and pastrycook, returning to Ballarat after his football career where he died in April 1937.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ Obituary, The Ballarat Star, (Tuesday, 5 March 1918), p.1.
- ^ Obituary, The Ballan Times, (Thursday, 7 March 1918), p.2.
- ^ Walsh, J.H., "Early Ballan, N.51", The Ballan Times, (Thursday, 1 August 1918), p.3.
- ^ Obituary, The Ballan Times, (Thursday, 12 May 1910), p.2.
- ^ Australian Casualties: List No.313: Victoria: Missing, The Argus, (Friday, 22 June 1917), p.5.
- ^ Australian Casualties: List No.328: Victoria: Killed in Action, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 February 1918), p.19.
- ^ Roll of Honour: Private Charles Aubrey Nicholas Cowell (5880), Australian War Memorial.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Ballarat Star. Vol. 38, no. 11636. Ballarat, Victoria. 18 July 1893. p. 4.
- ^ "SPORTING NEWS". The Ballarat Star. No. 12529. Ballarat, Victoria. 1 June 1896. p. 4.
- ^ "SPORTING NEWS". The Ballarat Star. No. 12539. Ballarat, Victoria. 12 June 1896. p. 4.
- ^ "THE SEASON'S START". The Herald. No. 5559. Melbourne, Victoria. 13 May 1898. p. 3.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 13786. Melbourne, Victoria. 11 May 1899. p. 7.
- ^ "WORLD OF SPORT". The Herald. No. 5918. Melbourne, Victoria. 7 July 1899. p. 3.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 14, 090. Melbourne, Victoria. 3 May 1900. p. 3.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". North Melbourne Courier And West Melbourne Advertiser. Vol. V, no. 240. North Melbourne, Victoria. 11 May 1900. p. 3.
External links
edit- George Cowell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- George Cowell at AustralianFootball.com
- George Cowell's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- George Cowell's profile at Blueseum
- George Cowell's profile at Collingwood Forever
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