Ted Heffernan
| Ted Heffernan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name |
Edward Page Heffernan; (later, Richard Page Heffernan) | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Gisborne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 May 1904 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Princes Hill, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Fitzroy Juniors | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1894, 1896 | Carlton (VFA) | 23 (4) | |
| 1897 | Carlton (VFL) | 2 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edward Page Heffernan (16 May 1869 – 16 May 1904) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Thomas Heffernan (1832-1892),[2] a policeman, and Mary Heffernan (1834-1875), née Minogue,[3] Edward Page Heffernan was born at Gisborne, Victoria on 16 May 1869.[4]
He married Margaret Celia Berwick (1873-1948), later Mrs. William Francis Fuseo, in 1897.[5][6][7] They had two daughters.
Football
Carlton (VFA)
Recruited from Fitzroy Juniors in 1894, he played at least 23 senior games for Carlton in the VFA over three seasons (1894 to 1896).[8][9]
Carlton (VFL)
He played 2 senior games for Carlton in the VFL, including the team's first-ever match in the VFL's inaugural season, against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 8 May 1897.[10]
Death
He died at Princes Hill on his 35th birthday, 16 May 1904.[11]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.364.
- ^ Deaths: Heffernan, The Age, (Monday, 16 May 1892), p.1.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria: Deaths Registration no.11123/1875.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria: Births Registration ("Edward Page Heffernan") no.8881/1869.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria: Marriages Registration ("Richard Page Heffernan") no.3140/1897.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria: Marriages Registration ("Margaret Heffernan") no.9652/1907; [William Francis Fuseo (1877-1961)].
- ^ Deaths: Fuseo, The Age, (Friday, 4 June 1948), p.. 2.
- ^ Blueseum.
- ^ Pennings (2016), pp. 390, 521.
- ^ AFL Tables: Carlton: Player Details: Round 1, 1897.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria: Deaths Registration ("Richard Page Heffernan") no.6277/1904.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing. ISBN 978-0-646-93604-8
External links
- Ted Heffernan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ted Heffernan's profile at Blueseum