Percy Ogden
Percy Ogden | |||
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![]() Ogden in 1905 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Percival Gordon Ogden | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Canterbury, New South Wales | ||
Date of death | 13 July 1967 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Ivanhoe, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Preston | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1905 | Collingwood | 4 (0) | |
1910–15, 1918–21, 1920–21 | Essendon | 161 (91) | |
Total | 165 (91) | ||
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1920–21 | Essendon | 20 (3–15–2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Percival Gordon Ogden (24 February 1886 – 13 July 1967)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A rover, Ogden started his career with Collingwood in 1905. He played just four games with the club before moving to Association team Preston and did not return to the VFL until 1910 with Essendon. Ogden was a member of Essendon's back-to-back premiership wins in 1911 and 1912. After Essendon disbanded during the Great War, Ogden was captain-coach of Preston (then in junior ranks) in 1916–17 before returning when Essendon resumed in 1918. He spent 1919 as captain and the following two were as captain-coach.
Ogden effectively retired from League ranks and was captain-coach of Northcote (where he lived) in 1922. Believing his form was still good enough for League football, he returned to Essendon in 1923, but as a "new" player under zoning rules introduced post-war, he was residentially tied to Fitzroy and his permit was refused. Fitzroy expressed no interest in Ogden and rather than stand down for more than half a season to qualify for Essendon, he returned again to Preston. Ogden retired at the end of the 1925 season just before Preston were re-admitted to Association ranks.
Ogden also had the honour of captaining Victoria in a game against South Australia in 1920.
He had two sons who played in the VFL, Gordon and Terry.
References
- ^ "Percy Ogden". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
External links
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- Percy Ogden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at Essendonfc.com
- 1886 births
- Essendon Football Club players
- Essendon Football Club coaches
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Northcote Football Club players
- Northcote Football Club coaches
- Preston Football Club (VFA) players
- Northern Blues coaches
- Essendon Association Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- 1967 deaths