Alan Gilmour
South Melbourne
AFL career
10 games0 goals
- Debut
- R12 1932 v MEL23 July 1932
- Most recent
- R15 1933 v STK5 Aug 1933
Stats
Bio
A product of the amateur ranks, Alan Gilmour was a locally born talent who joined South Melbourne after impressing with Elsternwick. His form in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association was strong enough to earn representative selection against South Australia, paving the way for his VFL recruitment. He made his debut in 1932 as a late inclusion for the injured Hugh McLaughlin, slotting into a half-back flank where he looked to intercept and rebound. Playing during a transitional era where the club was assembling its famous "Foreign Legion" of interstate recruits, Gilmour served as a reliable depth player for the Bloods. Despite showing promise across his 10 appearances, his football career was brief; he retired in 1934 to focus on his trade as a printer and compositor for The Argus newspaper.
Profile
- Born
- 18 Nov 1911
- Died
- 01 Sept 1962 (aged 50y 287d)
- Birthplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Brighton East, VIC
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA product of the amateur ranks, Alan Gilmour was a locally born talent who joined South Melbourne after impressing with Elsternwick. His form in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association was strong enough to earn representative selection against South Australia, paving the way for his VFL recruitment. He made his debut in 1932 as a late inclusion for the injured Hugh McLaughlin, slotting into a half-back flank where he looked to intercept and rebound. Playing during a transitional era where the club was assembling its famous "Foreign Legion" of interstate recruits, Gilmour served as a reliable depth player for the Bloods. Despite showing promise across his 10 appearances, his football career was brief; he retired in 1934 to focus on his trade as a printer and compositor for The Argus newspaper.