Pat Scanlan

Pat Scanlan
Personal information
Full name Patrick James Scanlan
Born (1878-07-07)7 July 1878
Cobden, Victoria
Died 16 July 1938(1938-07-16) (aged 60)
Elingamite, near Cobden, Victoria
Original team Cobden[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898–99 Melbourne 6 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Patrick James Scanlan (7 July 1878 – 16 July 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Family

The son of Michael Scanlan (1836-1922),[3] and Mary Ann Scanlan (1849-1930), née Spall,[4][5][6] Patrick James Scanlan was born at Cobden, Victoria on 7 July 1878.[7]

He married Margaret Agnes Hogan (1876–1964) in 1902.[8][9] They had nine children; one of which, a son, died in his infancy.

Football

He made his debut (kicking two of the team's five goals) for Melbourne, against St Kilda, at the MCG, on 25 June 1898.[10] He played in another four senior matches in 1898, and one in 1899.[11]

Death

He died at Elingamite, near Cobden, Victoria on 16 July 1938.[12][13]

Notes

  1. ↑ "1898 - Sporting Notes". Camperdown Chronicle (Vic. : 1875 - 1954). 28 July 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 788.
  3. ↑ Death: Scanlan, The Camperdown Chronicle, (Saturday, 23 September 1922), p. 2.
  4. ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.2971/1870.
  5. ↑ Death: Scanlan, The Camperdown Chronicle, (Tuesday, 13 May 1930), p. 2.
  6. ↑ Mrs. Scanlan, Cobden, The Camperdown Chronicle, (Saturday, 14 June 1930), p. 5.
  7. ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.14659/1878.
  8. ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.7423/1902.
  9. ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.12976/1964.
  10. ↑ "1898 - MELBOURNE BEAT ST. KILDA". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 27 July 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  11. ↑ AFL Tables.
  12. ↑ Deaths: Scanlan, The Argus, (Wednesday, 20 July 1938), p. 12.
  13. ↑ Personal, The Camperdown Chronicle, (Tuesday, 6 June 1939), p. 2.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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