Harry Cordner
University and Melbourne
AFL career
40 games23 goals
- Debut
- R1 1903 v SME2 May 1903
- Most recent
- R18 1909 v FIT4 Sept 1909
Stats
Bio
A pioneer of one of Australian football’s most distinguished family dynasties, Harry Cordner was a talented sportsman whose football journey was inextricably linked to his medical studies. Originally hailing from Bendigo and educated at Melbourne Grammar, he showed early promise as a goal-kicking forward at Melbourne, where he topped the club’s goalkicking in 1905 with a haul that included a six-goal bag against Geelong. However, his academic focus saw him transfer to the University Football Club, where he became a seminal figure, captaining the "Students" to back-to-back premierships in the metropolitan association before leading them into their inaugural VFL season in 1908. A versatile player capable of holding down a key forward post or running through the centre, Cordner served as University's first VFL captain before retiring from the top level to pursue his medical career in Western Australia and later serve with the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I.
Profile
- Born
- 17 June 1885
- Died
- 14 Nov 1943 (aged 58y 150d)
- Birthplace
- Bendigo, VIC
- Deathplace
- Hobart, TAS
Teams
Honours
- University captain1909
Family
- Brother:Ted Cordner
- Nephew:Don Cordner, Ted Cordner, Dennis Cordner, John Cordner, David Cordner
- Cousin:Alan Cordner
Bio
1 revisionA pioneer of one of Australian football’s most distinguished family dynasties, Harry Cordner was a talented sportsman whose football journey was inextricably linked to his medical studies. Originally hailing from Bendigo and educated at Melbourne Grammar, he showed early promise as a goal-kicking forward at Melbourne, where he topped the club’s goalkicking in 1905 with a haul that included a six-goal bag against Geelong. However, his academic focus saw him transfer to the University Football Club, where he became a seminal figure, captaining the "Students" to back-to-back premierships in the metropolitan association before leading them into their inaugural VFL season in 1908. A versatile player capable of holding down a key forward post or running through the centre, Cordner served as University's first VFL captain before retiring from the top level to pursue his medical career in Western Australia and later serve with the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I.