Stan Wootton
South Melbourne and Richmond
AFL career
47 games46 goals
- Debut
- R2 1915 v CAR1 May 1915
- Most recent
- R18 1923 v FIT15 Sept 1923
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the local Leopold side, Stan Wootton was a resourceful forward whose VFL career was defined by a significant interruption due to World War I, resulting in a five-year gap between his 1915 debut and his return in 1920. Upon resuming with South Melbourne, he established himself as a dangerous avenue to goal, topping the club's goalkicking in 1920 with 28 majors and playing a key role in their attack for three seasons. He crossed to Richmond in 1923 for a final six-game stint before retiring from league football. While a serviceable player who battled through the war years, Wootton holds a unique place in Australian sporting folklore for his cricket career; representing Victoria in just one first-class match, he kept wickets and scored a century in his only innings, finishing with a rare career batting average of 105.
Profile
- Born
- 28 Apr 1895
- Died
- 20 Mar 1962 (aged 66y 326d)
- Birthplace
- South Yarra, VIC
- Deathplace
- Heidelberg, VIC
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the local Leopold side, Stan Wootton was a resourceful forward whose VFL career was defined by a significant interruption due to World War I, resulting in a five-year gap between his 1915 debut and his return in 1920. Upon resuming with South Melbourne, he established himself as a dangerous avenue to goal, topping the club's goalkicking in 1920 with 28 majors and playing a key role in their attack for three seasons. He crossed to Richmond in 1923 for a final six-game stint before retiring from league football. While a serviceable player who battled through the war years, Wootton holds a unique place in Australian sporting folklore for his cricket career; representing Victoria in just one first-class match, he kept wickets and scored a century in his only innings, finishing with a rare career batting average of 105.