Full name Arthur Cleghorn Name Arthur Cleghorn | Years Club | |
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Date of birth (1873-12-01)1 December 1873 Date of death 7 May 1951(1951-05-07) (aged 77) | ||
Arthur Cleghorn (1 December 1873 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In the first year of competition, 1897, he became one of the club's and league's first premiership players. Cleghorn made his debut against Geelong in round 1 of the season at Corio Oval. He topped the club's goalkicking tally in 1899. He was also a member of Richmond's 1905 Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership team.
He died in hospital three weeks after being struck by a car in May 1951.
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