Harold George Albiston (13 April 1916 – 18 January 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Albiston, a recruit from Kew in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, made just one senior appearance for Collingwood, in the 1935 VFL season.[2][3] He was cleared to Hawthorn in 1936, where he played with his younger brother Alec Albiston, who also debuted that year.[4] Harold played in the final six rounds of the season, then didn't lose his spot in the team until 1940 (when he enlisted in the army), playing 60 consecutive games.[3][5] Another brother, Ken Albiston, played for Richmond and Melbourne after the war.[2]

He was also a district cricketer, for Hawthorn-East Melbourne and Collingwood.[6]

Harold's son, David Albiston, played 61 league games for Hawthorn, including the 1963 VFL Grand Final.[2]

References

  1. ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b c Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ a b "Harold Albiston". AFL Tables.
  4. ^ "Richmond Keeps Seven New Men". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 29 April 1936. p. 18. Retrieved 6 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "These Prominent Men Have Joined The Colours". The Argus. 29 June 1940. p. 11 Supplement: The Argus Week-end Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. ^ "A-C – Victorian Premier Cricket – Cricket Victoria" (PDF). Cricket Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014. (PDF)


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