Harry Crapper
| Harry Crapper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Sylvester Crapper | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Raywood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 December 1976 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Castlemaine | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930–31 | Melbourne | 12 (6) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henry Sylvester "Harry" Crapper (15 January 1905 – 28 December 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Henry Crapper (1871-1952),[2][3] and Winifred Crapper (1875-1951), née Fitzgerald,[4] Henry Sylvester Crapper was born at Raywood, Victoria on 15 January 1905.
His brothers, Thomas Frederick "Fred" Crapper (1909-1976), Francis Gerald "Frank" Crapper (1911-1991), played VFL football with Richmond and North Melbourne, respectively.
He married Vera Cecilia Carrodus in 1935.
Football
Recruited by Melbourne from the Castlemaine Football Club in the Bendigo Football League in 1930, he played his first senior game, against Footscray on 31 May 1930.[5]
He was a member of the Melbourne Second XVIII team that won the Grand Final, against Geelong on 10 October 1931.[6]
Death
He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria on 28 December 1976.[7]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.179.
- ^ Deaths: Crapper, The Herald, (Tuesday, 5 August 1952), p.10.
- ^ Henry Crapper, The Advocate, (Thursday, 4 September 1952), p.14.
- ^ Deaths: Crapper, The Age, (Monday, 9 April 1951), p.2.
- ^ Cutler and Crapper, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 4 June 1930), p.9.
- ^ League Second Eighteens: Melbourne Win Premiership, The Age, (Monday, 12 October 1931), p.15.
- ^ Deaths: Crapper, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 December 1976), p.28.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Lieutenant Henry Sylvester Crapper (12838), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
External links
- Harry Crapper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Crapper at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki profile
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