Edward Leslie Frauenfelder (26 February 1888 – 26 July 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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Full name Edward Leslie Frauenfelder
Date of birth (1888-02-26)26 February 1888
Place of birth Murtoa, Victoria
Date of death 26 July 1955(1955-07-26) (aged 67)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Albury
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910 Richmond 2 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of August Henry Frauenfelder (1855-1916),[2] and Emma Maria Frauenfelder (1864-1895), née Burton, Edward Leslie Frauenfelder was born at Murtoa, Victoria on 26 February 1888.

Football

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Recruited from Albury, Frauenfelder played his first senior match for Richmond, against South Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 30 April 1910. He was one of the seven players who made their debut in that match, the first of the 1910 season: the other six were: Ernest Carter, Alick Davison, Frank Ellis, Mick Maguire, Bobby Scott, and Vic Thorp.

Death

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He died on 26 July 1955.[3]

Notes

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References

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  • Football Notes: South in Spendid Fettle, The Australasian, (Saturday, 7 May 1910), p.21.
  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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