Harry Crapper
| Harry Crapper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Sylvester Crapper | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Raywood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 December 1976 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Maryborough, Castlemaine | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930–31 | Melbourne | 12 (6) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henry Sylvester Crapper (15 January 1905 – 28 December 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of Henry Crapper (1871-1952),[2][3] and Winifred Crapper (1875-1951), née Fitzgerald,[4] Henry Sylvester Crapper was born at Raywood, Victoria on 15 January 1905.
His brothers, Thomas Frederick "Fred" Crapper (1909-1976), Francis Gerald "Frank" Crapper (1911-1991), played VFL football with Richmond and North Melbourne, respectively.
He married Veronica Cecilia Carrodus (1906-1993) in 1935.
Football
[edit]Recruited by Melbourne from the Castlemaine Football Club in the Bendigo Football League in 1930,[5] he played his first senior game, against Footscray on 31 May 1930.[6]
He was a member of the Melbourne Second XVIII team that won the Grand Final, against Geelong on 10 October 1931.[7]
Military service
[edit]He served as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in World War II.
Death
[edit]He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria on 28 December 1976.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.179.
- ^ Deaths: Crapper, The Herald, (Tuesday, 5 August 1952), p.10.
- ^ Henry Crapper, The Advocate, (Thursday, 4 September 1952), p.14.
- ^ Deaths: Crapper, The Age, (Monday, 9 April 1951), p.2.
- ^ Riverina News: Maryborough, The Age, (Thursday, 27 February 193), p.14.
- ^ Cutler and Crapper, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 4 June 1930), p.9.
- ^ League Second Eighteens: Melbourne Win Premiership, The Age, (Monday, 12 October 1931), p.15.
- ^ Deaths: Crapper, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 December 1976), p.28.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Lieutenant Henry Sylvester Crapper (12838), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
External links
[edit]- Harry Crapper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Crapper at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki profile
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