Ray Harper
Personal information
Full name Raymond Albert Harper
Date of birth 26 July 1900
Place of birth Byaduk, Victoria
Date of death 10 March 1935(1935-03-10) (aged 34)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Brighton Grammar
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1919–1923 St Kilda 35 (0)
1924 Carlton 02 (0)
1925 North Melbourne 02 (0)
Total 39 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Raymond Albert Harper (26 July 1900 – 10 March 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Carlton, and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Harper played for five years at St Kilda, including every match of the 1923 season.[1] He was awarded the "most attentive to training" award for the 1922 season.[2]

He was cleared to Carlton for the 1924 VFL season, as he was working as a teacher in nearby Parkville.[3]

In 1925 he was part of North Melbourne's inaugural league season.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables: Ray Harper". afltables.com.
  2. "Football Elections". The Herald. No. 14, 632. Victoria, Australia. 8 February 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 14 October 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
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