Albert Western

Albert Western (13 February 1923 – 21 October 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Albert Western
Personal information
Full name Albert Western
Date of birth (1923-02-13)13 February 1923
Place of birth Northam, Western Australia
Date of death 21 October 1987(1987-10-21) (aged 64)
Place of death Hamilton Hill, Western Australia
Original team(s) South Fremantle
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941 East Fremantle 002 00(1)
1947–51 South Fremantle 102 (153)
1952 Richmond 004 00(3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Western's football career was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]

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. 940. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "World War II Nominal Roll:WESTERN, Albert". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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