Edgar Kneen

Edgar Kneen
Kneen in 1910
Personal information
Full name Edgar Albert Kneen
Date of birth 9 September 1882
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 24 April 1962(1962-04-24) (aged 79)
Place of death Mont Albert, Victoria
Original team(s) Boroondara
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904–06 Fitzroy 48 (33)
1908–12 University 46 (48)
Total 94 (81)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1905 Victoria
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
2 Representative statistics correct as of N/A.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
University VFL Team: 23 May 1908:
E. Kneen, third from left, middle row.

Edgar Albert Kneen (9 September 1882 – 24 April 1962)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Melbourne University Football Club.

Football

He captained University in 1910 and was a member of the 1904 Fitzroy premiership side.[2]

Death

Kneen died in April 1962 and was buried in the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Charman Road on 26 April.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Edgar Kneen - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.485.
  3. ^ "Edgar Albert Kneen". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
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