Phonse Wood | |||
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![]() Cigarette card of Wood in 1909 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Francis Alphonse Wood | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Karridale, Western Australia | ||
Date of death | 4 June 1976 | (aged 91)||
Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | South Fremantle | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1907–1908 | South Melbourne | 30 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Francis Alphonse Wood (24 September 1884 – 4 June 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Wood was a Western Australian, who started out at North Fremantle before playing with South Fremantle in the 1906 season. [1] [2]
He then joined South Melbourne, in 1907, for a two-year stint. In his first season, he played in a Grand Final loss and the following year he represented the VFL at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival. [3]
Once his time at South Melbourne came to an end he signed with Sturt in South Australia. [4]
In 1909 Wood joined Prahran in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) [5] and he was appointed as coach in 1910. [6]
In 1912 Wood joined a team in Broken Hill. [7]
May 1913-1914 Has re-joined Prahran after being blocked by the league. [8]
In 1915 a very brief stint at coaching Hawthorn [9] before returning to Prahran the same year. [10]