Alby Hosking
St Kilda
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R12 1909 v UNI17 July 1909
- Most recent
- R15 1909 v GEE7 Aug 1909
Stats
Bio
Alby Hosking was a brief inclusion for St Kilda during a difficult 1909 campaign that saw the club claim the wooden spoon. Born in Melbourne, he was the older brother of Thornton 'Phil' Hosking, who would later play senior football for Melbourne. Alby managed four senior appearances in a season where the Saints struggled mightily for consistency, failing to register a goal before exiting the VFL system. While his on-field career was fleeting, Hosking's contribution to the era extended to military service; he enlisted in the AIF during World War I, serving as a corporal, while his younger brother Jack was killed in action in France. Hosking survived the conflict and lived in Victoria until his death in 1953, remembered as part of a patriotic footballing family rather than for his short stint at the Junction Oval.
Profile
- Full name
- Alby J. Hosking
- Born
- 27 July 1885
- Died
- 14 Apr 1953 (aged 67y 261d)
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Bentleigh, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionAlby Hosking was a brief inclusion for St Kilda during a difficult 1909 campaign that saw the club claim the wooden spoon. Born in Melbourne, he was the older brother of Thornton 'Phil' Hosking, who would later play senior football for Melbourne. Alby managed four senior appearances in a season where the Saints struggled mightily for consistency, failing to register a goal before exiting the VFL system. While his on-field career was fleeting, Hosking's contribution to the era extended to military service; he enlisted in the AIF during World War I, serving as a corporal, while his younger brother Jack was killed in action in France. Hosking survived the conflict and lived in Victoria until his death in 1953, remembered as part of a patriotic footballing family rather than for his short stint at the Junction Oval.