Clyde Laidlaw | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Clyde Robert Laidlaw | ||
Date of birth | 27 November 1933 | ||
Date of death | 1 July 2024 | (aged 90)||
Original team(s) | Portland ( WDFL) | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1954–1962 | Melbourne | 124 (58) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Clyde Robert Laidlaw (27 November 1933 – 1 July 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He died 1 July 2024, at the age of 90. [1]
Laidlaw was a midfielder in his four winning Grand Finals in 1955, 1956, 1959 and 1960. Business commitments restricted him to just six games in 1957, with a thigh injury sidelining him from the finals series. [2]
Piesse, Ken (1993) The Complete Guide to Australian Football, Melbourne: Pan MacMillan Australia Pty Limited. ISBN 0330357123
Clyde Laidlaw | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Full name | Clyde Robert Laidlaw | ||
Date of birth | 27 November 1933 | ||
Date of death | 1 July 2024 | (aged 90)||
Original team(s) | Portland ( WDFL) | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1954–1962 | Melbourne | 124 (58) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Clyde Robert Laidlaw (27 November 1933 – 1 July 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He died 1 July 2024, at the age of 90. [1]
Laidlaw was a midfielder in his four winning Grand Finals in 1955, 1956, 1959 and 1960. Business commitments restricted him to just six games in 1957, with a thigh injury sidelining him from the finals series. [2]
Piesse, Ken (1993) The Complete Guide to Australian Football, Melbourne: Pan MacMillan Australia Pty Limited. ISBN 0330357123