Gordon McCracken
| Gordon McCracken | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Clifford Gordon McCracken | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Fitzroy North, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 27 January 1964 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Essendon Association | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1919 | Essendon A (VFA) | 8 (11) | |
| 1920–27 | Fitzroy | 109 (61) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Clifford Gordon McCracken, OBE (22 March 1898 – 27 January 1964) was an Australian Commonwealth Note and Stamp Printer and an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.[1]
Football[edit]
McCracken, who contested nine finals from 1922 to 1924, was Fitzroy's ruckman in the 1922 premiership side. He was again a follower in the 1923 Grand Final but was off the ground injured for much of the encounter and Fitzroy lost by 17 points. In the same year, McCracken represented the VFL at interstate football. Before arriving at Fitzroy, he played for Essendon Association in the Victorian Football Association.
Note and Stamp Printing[edit]
McCracken joined the Commonwealth Bank on 1 August 1936, as Works Manager, and was appointed as the Australian Note and Stamp Printer on 21 April 1940.[2] During this period he was responsible for introducing new equipment, the photogravure printing process, and (reportedly) the elimination of personal monograms and imprints in favour of 'By Authority' impersonal marks in 1942.[3] He retired in March 1963, the same year he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 570. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Men Who Churn Out Money By The Ton". The Herald. No. 21, 999. Victoria, Australia. 22 November 1947. p. 13.
- ^ "The Official Stamp Printers". History of The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue.
- ^ "William Clifford Gordon NcCRACKEN". Australian Government.
References[edit]
- Gordon McCracken at AustralianFootball.com
- Gordon McCracken's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Gordon McCracken's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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