Australian rules footballer, born 1912
Australian rules footballer
Alfred Birch Sampson (27 May 1912 – 17 January 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of John Sampson (1884–1942) and Grace Ivy Sampson, nee Birch (1884–1954), Alfred Birch was born at Rupanyup on 27 May 1912. He was the younger brother of fellow Footscray player John Sampson.
War service
Sampson later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[2]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 783. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War II Roll: SAMPSON, Alfred Birch". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
- Alf Sampson at AustralianFootball.com
- Alf Sampson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alf Sampson's playing statistics from The VFA Project
