Doug Ayres
Douglas Rupert Gordon Ayres (26 September 1906 – 25 September 1974) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Doug Ayres | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Douglas Rupert Gordon Ayres | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Randwick, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 1974 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Bentleigh, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Newtown (Sydney) | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1931 | Footscray | 2 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of William Ayres, and Maude Ayres, née Watkins, Douglas Rupert Gordon Ayres was born at Randwick, New South Wales on 26 September 1906.
Death
He died at Bentleigh, Victoria on 25 September 1974.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Doug Ayres's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Doug Ayres at AustralianFootball.com
- Douglas Rupert Gordon Ayres, at NSW Australian Football History Society.
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