Martin Larkin
| Martin Larkin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Martin Larkin | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Numurkah, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1971 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Ascot Vale, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Leongatha | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925 | Footscray | 3 (0) | |
| 1925–1926 | Hawthorn | 4 (0) | |
| Total | 7 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Martin Larkin (20 December 1903 – 1 July 1971)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Family
[edit]The son of Michael Edward Larkin (1855–1929)[3] and Catherine Ann Larkin, nee McGlone (1863–1939),[4] William Martin Larkin was born at Numurkah on 20 December 1903.
Football
[edit]After commencing his career with Leongatha,[5] Larkin joined Footscray at the start of the 1925 VFL season[6] and made three appearances before he transferred to Hawthorn in the middle of the season.[7]
Later life
[edit]In 1931 he married Margaret Ellen Waide, and they had two children together.
William Martin Larkin died in 1971 and is buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Martin Larkin – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 25, 836. Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1929. p. 1.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 26411. Victoria, Australia. 9 December 1939. p. 19.
- ^ "JOTTINGS". Great Southern Advocate. Victoria, Australia. 3 July 1924. p. 3.
- ^ "FOOTBALL PREPARATIONS". The Age. Melbourne. 23 March 1925. p. 15.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 July 1925. p. 5.
- ^ "William Martin Larkin". Find a Grave.
External links
[edit]- Martin Larkin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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