Pat Dalton
Dalton in 1944
Personal information
Full name Pat Dalton
Date of birth (1918-09-06)6 September 1918
Date of death 15 September 2011(2011-09-15) (aged 93)
Original team(s) Ivanhoe Amateurs
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83.5 kg (184 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941–45 Collingwood 32 (7)
1945 North Melbourne 01 (0)
Total 33 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Pat Dalton (6 September 1918 – 15 September 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Dalton was transferred to Shepparton as a Policeman with the Victorian Police in 1947 and was cleared from Heidelberg[2] to East Shepparton.[3]

Dalton later coached Shepparton East in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League in 1948 (to a premiership) [4] and 1949 (last).[5]

Dalton was runner up in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League best and fairest award in both 1948 [6] and 1949.[7]

Dalton coached the newly formed City United in the Goulburn Valley Football League in 1950 (runners up[8]) and 1951 (3rd).[9][10]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "1947 - Dalton cleared to Heildelberg". The Herald. 7 May 1947. p. 19. Retrieved 20 August 2020 via Trove Newspapers.
  3. "1947 - Pat Dalton transfer". Shepparton Advertiser. 10 August 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 19 August 2020 via Trove Newspapers.
  4. "1948 - CGVFL - Grand Final match review". Shepparton Advertiser. 28 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2020 via Trove Newspapers.
  5. "Goulburn Valley Support Keen". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 September 1949. p. 19. Retrieved 26 December 2014 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "1948 - CGVFL - Best & Fairest Award". Shepparton Advertiser. 7 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2020 via Trove Newspapers.
  7. "1949 - CGVFL - Best & Fairest Award". Shepparton Advertiser. 26 August 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020 via Trove Newspapers.
  8. "1950 - Goulburn Valley FL - Grand Final match review". Shepparton Advertiser. 22 September 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2020 via Trove Newspapers.
  9. "1950 - Pat Dalton United Coach". Shepparton Advertiser. 17 January 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2020 via Trove Newspapers.
  10. "1950 - Dalton to lead City United". The Riverine Herald. 16 January 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2020 via Trove Newspapers.


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