Danny Flaherty
| Danny Flaherty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hugh James Flaherty | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandridge, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 October 1901 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death |
Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Melbourne | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1890–1892 | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 31 (5) | |
| 1893–1896 | Collingwood (VFA) | 53 (10) | |
| 1897 | Collingwood | 4 (0) | |
| Total | 88 (15) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Danny Flaherty (19 March 1873 – 10 October 1901) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the VFA and Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The youngest son of Hugh James Flaherty (-1893),[2] and Bridget Flaherty, née Toohey, Hugh James Flaherty was born at Sandridge, Victoria (now known as Port Melbourne) on 19 March 1873.
Death[edit]
He died (suddenly) of pneumonia at the Melbourne Hospital on 10 October 1901.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.280.
- ^ Funeral Notices: Flaherty, The Age, (Thursday, 22 June 1893), p.8.
- ^ Deaths: Flaherty, THe Age, (Friday, 11 October 1901), p.1.
References[edit]
- 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
External links[edit]
- Danny Flaherty's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Danny Flaherty at AustralianFootball.com
- Danny Flaherty's profile at Collingwood Forever
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