Hugh McEwen

Hugh McEwen
Hugh McEwen
Personal information
Full name	Hugh Gordon McEwen
Date of birth	2 April 1877
Place of birth	Casterton, Victoria
Date of death	7 March 1914 (aged 36)
Place of death	Casterton, Victoria
Original team(s)	Hamilton/Ormond College
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club
1897–1901	Fitzroy
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Career highlights
	VFL premiership player: 1899;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hugh Gordon McEwen (2 April 1877 – 7 March 1914^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McEwen, who began at Fitzroy in their debut VFL season, was a defender from Hamilton. He played as a back pocket in his club's 1899 premiership side and was in the same position when they lost the 1900 Grand Final to Melbourne.

References

^ "Crossed the Bar". The Casterton News And The Merino And Sandford Record. Vol. XL, no. 3831. Victoria, Australia. 9 March 1914. p. 3 (Bi-Weekly). Retrieved 21 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

Hugh McEwen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Hugh McEwen at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] "Crossed the Bar". The Casterton News And The Merino And Sandford Record. Vol. XL, no. 3831. Victoria, Australia. 9 March 1914. p. 3 (Bi-Weekly). Retrieved 21 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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