Alan Dale (14 November 1929 – 21 April 2007) was an
Australian rules footballer who played for
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
* Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
* Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United Ki ...
and
St Kilda in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Recruited to Essendon from local club
Doutta Stars, Dale debuted in the
1950 VFL season and ended the year with a premiership. Dale, a centreman, captain-coached the
Wangaratta Rovers
The Wangaratta Rovers, officially known as the Wangaratta Rovers Football & Netball Club, is an Australian rules football club based in Wangaratta, Victoria and play in the Ovens & Murray Football League. Their nickname is the Hawks. Their h ...
in the 1954 and 1955
Ovens & Murray Football League
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seasons. He returned to Essendon in 1956, but later in the year switched to St Kilda.
Dale played with Belgrave,
Oakleigh and Mt Waverley after leaving the VFL.
References
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Essendon Football Club players
Essendon Football Club Premiership players
St Kilda Football Club players
Oakleigh Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Wangaratta Rovers Football Club players
Wangaratta Rovers Football Club coaches
Doutta Stars Football Club players
1929 births
2007 deaths
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players