Frank Gleeson

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Frank Gleeson
Personal information
Full name Francis Victor Gleeson
Date of birth(1897-09-25)25 September 1897
Place of birth Kyneton, Victoria
Date of death 12 June 1923(1923-06-12) (aged 25)
Place of death East Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Castlemaine
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1920 St Kilda 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis Victor Gleeson (25 September 1897 – 12 June 1923) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda 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. 321. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.


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