Noel Alford

Noel Alford
Noel Alford
Personal information
Full name	Noel Gordon Alford
Date of birth	11 August 1932 (age 92)
Original team(s)	University High
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1952–1953	North Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Noel Alford (born 11 August 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Alford joined North Melbourne from University High and worked his way up from the thirds, where he won a Morrish Medal in 1950.^[3]

A rover, Alford played with North Melbourne for two seasons, in 1952 and 1953.^[4] He was third in their goal-kicking in each of those years.^[4]

In July, 1954 he was cleared to Williamstown ^[5] ^[6] and then in 1955, he played with Traralgon in the Latrobe Valley Football League (LVFL) and in 1956 he was appointed as their captain-coach.^[7]

He won the LaTrobe Valley FL best and fairest award in 1956 and also topped the league's goal-kicking that year with 61 goals. ^[8]

References

^ The Argus,"University High Are Premiers", 19 July 1950, p. 14
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
^ "1950 - Alford Wins Seconds' Award". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 30 August 1950. p. 24. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "AFL Tables: Noel Alford". afltables.com.
^ The Argus,"Stars return for clash of VFA leaders", 30 June 1954, p. 22
^ "1954 - VFA gives Alford clearance to Williamstown". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 1 July 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
^ "1956 - More big names in the valley". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 25 January 1956. p. 27. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
^ "2019 - Gippsland FNL - Annual Report". Gippsland FNL. Retrieved 27 January 2021.