Noel Allanson
Australian rules footballer and cricketer (1925–2022)
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Noel Laurence Allanson (25 December 1925 – 7 February 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
25 December 1925
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| Born | Noel Laurence Allanson 25 December 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 February 2022 (aged 96) East Malvern, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1956/57 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only FC | 22 January 1957 Victoria v Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family
The son of Laurence Alexander Allanson (1898-1987), and Eva Charlotte Allanson (1900-1975), née Syer,[2] Noel Laurence Allanson was born at North Carlton, Victoria on Christmas Day (25 December) 1925.[3]
He married Betty Grace Walton on 13 March 1951 at Essendon North, Victoria.[4]
Military service
Prior to his sporting career, Allanson served as an able seaman in the Royal Australian Navy during the later stages of World War II,[5] and was present in Tokyo Bay in 1945 when the Japanese surrender was signed aboard the United States Navy battleship USS Missouri.[6]
Football
Essendon (VFL)
Allanson was an Essendon local and at the end of his debut season played in the 1947 VFL Grand Final.[7] Essendon lost the game but he got another chance to play in a premiership in 1950, this time finishing on the winning team.
He was a defender and kicked the only goal of his career at Glenferrie Oval against Hawthorn.
Williamstown (VFA)
During 1951, Allanson transferred to Williamstown in the VFA and played 26 games over two seasons, kicking one goal, and winning the club's most effective player award in 1952, as well as the Williamstown Chronicle best player award.
Cricket
In 1957 Allanson played a first-class cricket match for Victoria against Tasmania, making 24 in his only innings.[8]
Club official
Death
Noel Allanson died at East Malvern, Victoria on 7 February 2022, at the age of 96, and was the last surviving member of the 1950 Essendon premiership team.[11][12]