Vern Sarsfield

Australian rules footballer, born 1905

Australian rules footballer
Vern Sarsfield
Personal information
Full name Vernard Isaac Sarsfield
Date of birth (1905-12-10)10 December 1905
Place of birth Essendon, Victoria
Date of death 21 January 1984(1984-01-21) (aged 78)
Place of death Yarrawonga, Victoria
Original team(s) Essendon C.Y.M.S.[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929 Essendon 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Vernard Isaac Sarsfield (10 December 1905 – 21 January 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Family

The son of Michael Christopher Sarsfield (1869–1920),[3] and Emily Easter (1870—1939), née O'Sullivan,[4][5] Vernard Isaac Sarsfield was born at Essendon, Victoria on 10 December 1905.

He married Jean Mary Valentine (1918-2009) on 10 April 1939.[6][7]

Football

Sarsfield played for Essendon in the first two rounds of the 1929 season before being dropped to the reserves team. In 1936 he moved to Ouyen and played with the Ouyen Rovers club.[8]

Military service

Sarsfield served in the Australian Army during World War II, enlisting under the name "Vernon Sarsfield".[9]

Death

He died at Yarrawonga, Victoria on 21 January 1984.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ "Club Notes". The Age. No. 23098. Victoria, Australia. 19 April 1929. p. 6.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.786.
  3. ^ Deaths: Sarsfield, The Argus, (Friday, 30 April 1920), p.1.
  4. ^ Marriages: Sarsfield—O'Sullivan, The Age, (Saturday, 7 October 1899), p.5.
  5. ^ Deaths: Sarsfield, The Argus, (Monday, 23 October 1939), p.4.
  6. ^ Weddings Soon, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 March 1939), p.10.
  7. ^ Essendon Wedding, The Argus, (Wednesday, 19 April 1939), p.15.
  8. ^ "FOOTBALL". Ouyen Mail. No. 1345. Ouyen, Victoria. 6 May 1936. p. 12.
  9. ^ Nominal Roll; Service Record.
  10. ^ Deaths: Sarsfield, The Age, (Monday, January 1984), p.15.

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
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Vernon Sarsfield (V374490), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • World War Two Service Record: Private Vernon Sarsfield (V374490), National Archives of Australia.
  • Vern Sarsfield at AustralianFootball.com
  • Vern Sarsfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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