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Frank Langley

Image DOB: 13 October 1882
Died: 22 March 1946

Debut: Round 1, 1900 against St. Kilda at Junction Oval
Last Game: Round 10, 1906 against Essendon at MCG

From: Caulfield Grammar/Melbourne University/Brighton

Honours:
Premiership Player - 1900
Captain - 1905
Leading Goalkicker - 1901
150 Heroes selection
Victorian state representative - 1903, 1904

Games: 89
Goals: 61
Career Statistics

WinsDrawsLossesWinning %
3515339.32

A medical student at Melbourne University, Langley joined Melbourne in 1900 and despite still playing school football for Caulfield during the year played in a premiership in his first season. The next year he topped the goalkicking.

In 1902 he played for Trinity College in a collegiate match, as well as adding 16 games to his senior tally.

Langley was made captain in 1905 but he missed the second half of the season with a knee injury, and after the side finished last and he was replaced by Arthur Sowden.

Though primarily a defender by trade, Langley kicked most of his goals while being rested in the forward line.

Become a surgeon at the Alfred Hospital in 1906, restricting his availability to three final games before retiring. Langley was also a notable cricketer in the Dandenong district.

YearGamesGoals
1900 1890
1901 13170
1902 1690
1903 1460
1904 17120
1905 870
1906 301

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Captains

Media
Age - 07/05/1900
Australasian - 23/06/1900
Argus - 02/07/1902
Australasian - 16/09/1905
Herald - 04/05/1906
Herald - 22/03/1946
Dandenong Journal - 27/03/1946

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Created by Supermercado. Last Modification: Tuesday 05 May 2020 15:00:36 AEST by Supermercado. (Version 24)

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