Reg Boyle

Australian rules footballer, born 1905

Australian rules footballer
Reg Boyle
Personal information
Full name Reginald George Boyle
Born (1903-03-03)3 March 1903
Collingwood, Victoria
Died 1 May 1986(1986-05-01) (aged 83)
Fairfield, Victoria
Original team Brunswick
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925, 1932 Collingwood 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Reginald George Boyle (3 March 1903 – 1 May 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of John Thomas Boyle (1862-1927),[2] and Georgina Mary Boyle (1868-1913), née Appleton,[3] Reginald George Boyle was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 3 March 1903.

He married Dorothy May Parker Vernon (1908-1990) in 1928.

Football

Collingwood (VFL)

He made his debut for the Collingwood Football Club during the 8th Round in 1925.

Northcote (VFA)

He was cleared from Collingwood to Northcote in May 1927.[4]

Brunswick (VFA)

In April 1928 he was cleared from "N.S.W." to Brunswick.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.86.
  2. ^ Deaths: Boyle, The Age, (Monday, 7 March 1927), p.1.
  3. ^ Deaths: Boyle, The Age, (Wednesday, 12 November 1913), p.1.
  4. ^ Football: League Permit Committee, The Age, (Thursday, 26 May 1927), p.5.
  5. ^ Football, The Age, (Saturday, 28 April 1928), p.19.

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.
  • Reg Boyle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Reg Boyle, at The VFA Project
  • Reg Boyle's profile at Collingwood Forever


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