Full name Alan Angove Fitcher Died January 26, 1995 Name Alan Fitcher | Years Club Height/Weight 183 cm / 85 kg | |
Date of birth (1908-02-25)25 February 1908 Place of birth North Carlton, Victoria Date of death 26 January 1995(1995-01-26) (aged 86) | ||
Alan Angove Fitcher (25 February 1908 – 26 January 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fitcher, a ruckman, was born in North Carlton and played at Fitzroy for eight seasons. In 1937, Fitcher was cleared to Brighton, a club he would captain-coach in 1938. He led Brighton to the 1938 VFA Grand Final, which they lost to Brunswick. He crossed to Camberwell in 1939. After the war he became a well known journalist with The Sporting Globe newspaper.
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