Pat Fitzgerald (footballer, born 1874)

William Patrick Fitzgerald (12 March 1874 – 25 March 1903) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Pat Fitzgerald
Personal information
Full name William Patrick Fitzgerald
Date of birth (1874-03-12)12 March 1874
Place of birth Lucknow, Victoria
Date of death 25 March 1903(1903-03-25) (aged 29)
Place of death Tongio, Victoria
Original team(s) South St Kilda
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899 Collingwood 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He died after falling from a horse in 1903.[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. 278. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "A SAD FATALITY". Bairnsdale Advertiser. No. 3537. Victoria, Australia. 26 March 1903. p. 2.
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