Full name Edward Albert Officer | Name Ned Officer | |
Date of birth (1869-03-29)29 March 1869 Date of death 10 June 1927(1927-06-10) (aged 58) Place of death Perth, Western Australia Original team(s) Warrnambool (HFL)
Geelong College | ||
Place of birth Warrnambool, Victoria | ||
Edward Albert "Ned" Officer (29 March 1869 – 10 June 1927) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In his first four seasons, he played in Essendon's successive premierships, and played in a fifth in the first year of the VFL competition under the captaincy of good friend George Stuckey. Officer made his VFL debut against Geelong in Round 1 of the season, at Corio Oval.
After retiring from football, Officer moved to Perth and practiced as a physician until his death in 1927.
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