Percy Trotter | |||
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![]() Cigarette card of Trotter in 1905 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Percival George Trotter | ||
Date of birth | 1 September 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 27 August 1959 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Willagee, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | St Luke's Fitzroy | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1901–1906 | Fitzroy | 109 (145) | |
1907–1909 | Essendon Association | ||
1910–1919 | East Fremantle | [1] | 59 (72)|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Percival George "Percy" Trotter (1 September 1883 – 27 August 1959) [2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Essendon Association in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). [3] [4]
The son of George Thomas Trotter (1858-1910), [5] and Mary Trotter (1857-1951), née Brookman, Percival George Trotter was born at Fitzroy, Victoria on 1 September 1883.
He married Annie Ethel Martin (1887-1928) on 5 October 1904. [6]
His great nephew Barrie Trotter played two games for Richmond in 1979.
Trotter played as a rover and was versatile in that he could kick well with both feet. He debuted in 1901 at the age of 18. In 2002 Trotter was named on the interchange bench in Fitzroy's official 'Team of the Century'.
Trotter's time with East Fremantle was interrupted by his service in World War I. [7]
He played in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match. [9] [10]
Percy Trotter | |||
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![]() Cigarette card of Trotter in 1905 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Percival George Trotter | ||
Date of birth | 1 September 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 27 August 1959 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Willagee, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | St Luke's Fitzroy | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1901–1906 | Fitzroy | 109 (145) | |
1907–1909 | Essendon Association | ||
1910–1919 | East Fremantle | [1] | 59 (72)|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Percival George "Percy" Trotter (1 September 1883 – 27 August 1959) [2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Essendon Association in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). [3] [4]
The son of George Thomas Trotter (1858-1910), [5] and Mary Trotter (1857-1951), née Brookman, Percival George Trotter was born at Fitzroy, Victoria on 1 September 1883.
He married Annie Ethel Martin (1887-1928) on 5 October 1904. [6]
His great nephew Barrie Trotter played two games for Richmond in 1979.
Trotter played as a rover and was versatile in that he could kick well with both feet. He debuted in 1901 at the age of 18. In 2002 Trotter was named on the interchange bench in Fitzroy's official 'Team of the Century'.
Trotter's time with East Fremantle was interrupted by his service in World War I. [7]
He played in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match. [9] [10]