Bert Schofield

Bert Schofield
Personal information
Full name Albert Schofield
Date of birth (1890-09-01)1 September 1890
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 12 August 1969(1969-08-12) (aged 78)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911–1913 Geelong 11 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Albert Schofield MBE (1 September 1890 – 12 August 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

In 1959 he was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Elizabeth II for his service as manager of the Returned Soldier's Woollen Mills.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 791. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Award Extract:Albert Schofield". Government of Australia.


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