Tom Allison
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-02-29) 29 February 1944
Original team(s) West Coburg
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1963–1970 North Melbourne 106 (61)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1965 Victoria 1 (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1965.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tom Allison (29 February 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played 106 games and kicked 61 goals for North Melbourne between 1963–70.[1]

Allison was recruited from West Coburg and played one match for Victoria in 1965. After his retirement, Allison became captain-coach of Canberra Australian National Football League side Belconnen and also played for and coached the Australian Capital Territory.[2] He attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne.[3]

Allison's son Brett also played for North Melbourne.

He is the Uncle of Peter Bosustow

References

  1. Tom Allison's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  2. "Tom Allison – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. "Allison announces retirement". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 August 1978. p. 34. Retrieved 15 May 2020 via Trove.


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