Ted Bourke

Ted Bourke
Ted Bourke
Personal information
Full name	Edward Arthur Bourke
Date of birth	17 February 1904
Place of birth	Yarrawonga, Victoria
Date of death	27 November 1952 (aged 48)
Place of death	Seddon, Victoria
Original team(s)	Muckatah, Tungamah, Brunswick
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club
1924–26	Richmond
1927	South Melbourne
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Arthur Bourke (17 February 1904 – 27 November 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.^[2]

Often playing at centre half back, Bourke spent his early football years with Muckatah,^[3] Tungamah and Brunswick.

He kicked three goals on debut for Richmond in the opening round of the 1924 VFL season and participated in the round robin finals series which took place that year.

After crossing to South Melbourne without success in 1927, Bourke missed the entire 1928 football season while he waited for a clearance to the Victorian Football Association. He was signed by Sandringham in 1929 and won the Recorder Cup in his first season.

Bourke later served as captain-coach of Yarraville in 1933 and Ararat in 1934.

Bourke won the 1934 - Ballarat - Wimmera Football League best and fairest award, the George McKenzie Gold Medal.^[4]

References

^ "Family Notices". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 28 November 1952. p. 8.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "1929 - Bourke wins medal". Cobram Courier. 19 September 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
^ "1934 - Ballarat Semi-Final Dates & Medal Winner". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 20 August 1934. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

External links

Ted Bourke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Ted Bourke at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] "Family Notices". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 28 November 1952. p. 8.

[encyc-2] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[3] "1929 - Bourke wins medal". Cobram Courier. 19 September 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.

[4] "1934 - Ballarat Semi-Final Dates & Medal Winner". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 20 August 1934. p. 30. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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