Alan McGill

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Alan McGill
Personal information
Full name Alan McGill
Date of birth (1939-04-09) 9 April 1939 (age 85)
Original team(s) Footscray District
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1959 Footscray 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alan McGill (born 9 April 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 575. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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