Davitt Coghlan

Michael Davitt Coghlan (28 December 1907 – 10 October 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Davitt Coghlan
Personal information
Full name Michael Davitt Liguri Coghlan
Date of birth (1907-12-28)28 December 1907
Place of birth Coburg, Victoria
Date of death 10 October 1964(1964-10-10) (aged 56)
Place of death St Vincent's Hospital,
Fitzroy, Victoria
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925, 1928–30 Fitzroy 25 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Michael Coghlan (-1956),[2] and Annie Coghlan (-1940),[3] Michael Davitt Coghlan was born at Coburg, Victoria on 28 December 1907.

His brother, Arthur Emmett "Bull" Coghlan (1902-1959), played VFl football for Geelong.

He married Patricia Genevieve O'Keefe (1907-1957) in 1938.

Military service

He served with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Second World War.

Death

He died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria on 10 October 1964.[4]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.162.
  2. Deaths: Coghlan, The Argus, (Saturday, 4 February 1956), p.19.
  3. Death Notices: Coghlan, The Herald, (Tuesday, 29 October 1940), p.14.
  4. Deaths: Coghlan, The Age, (Monday, 12 October 1964), p.16.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Victorian League Football 1928 — Fitzroy Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 7 July 1928), p.45.
  • W.A. Clearances, The (Adelaide) Advertiser and Register, (Friday, 17 April 1931), p.8.
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Lieutenant Michail (sic) Davitt Coghlan (256690), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
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