Edward Leslie Frauenfelder (26 February 1888 – 26 July 1955) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL).

Family

The son of August Henry Frauenfelder (1855-1916), and Emma Maria Frauenfelder (1864-1895), née Burton, Edward Leslie Frauenfelder was born at

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on 26 February 1888.

Football

Recruited from Albury, Frauenfelder played his first senior match for Richmond, against South Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 30 April 1910. He was one of the seven players who made their debut in that match, the first of the 1910 season: the other six were: Ernest Carter,

Alick Davison Alexander Ambrose Davison (12 October 1886 – 26 August 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules footba ...

, Frank Ellis,

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, Bobby Scott, and

Vic Thorp Victor Charles Thorp (25 October 1890 – 1 October 1941) was an Australian rules footballer for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1910 and 1925. Nicknamed "Flippa", Thorp was the first true champion player to ...

Death

He died on 26 July 1955.Deaths: Frauenfelder, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 27 July 1955), p.13.
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Notes

References

Football Notes: South in Spendid Fettle, ''The Australasian'', (Saturday, 7 May 1910), p.21.
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. * Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.)''. Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. .

External links

* * 1888 births 1955 deaths Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Richmond Football Club players Albury Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1888-stub