Alf Gough | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Alphonsus Liguori Gough [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Tarrawingee, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 22 April 1930 | (aged 42)||
Place of death | Ormond, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Leopold [2] | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1908–1911, 1915 | South Melbourne | 63 (47) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Alf Gough (8 March 1888 – 22 April 1930) [3] [4] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Gough was a forward pocket and second rover for South Melbourne in their 1909 premiership team. He kicked South Melbourne's fourth and final goal, in the third quarter, which helped them secure a two-point win. [5] In 1910 he did not miss a single game and he appeared in the opening 16 rounds of the 1911 VFL season. [6]
He then spent some time in New South Wales, playing for Sydney club Paddington. He returned to South Melbourne for one final season in 1915. [7]