Dave Adamson (Australian footballer)
| Dave Adamson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | David Hastie Adamson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1874 | ||
| Date of death | 10 October 1914 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Beverley, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Napier Imperials | ||
| Debut |
Round 1, 1897, South Melbourne vs. Melbourne, at Lake Oval | ||
| Position(s) | Follower / Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1903 | South Melbourne | 90 (11) | |
| Albury | |||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
David Hastie 'Bud' Adamson (14 June 1874 – 10 October 1914) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Originally from Napier Imperial, the South Melbourne junior side in the Victorian Junior Football Association, Adamson was a follower and made his South Melbourne debut in the first round of their inaugural VFL season. He captained South Melbourne in 1899 and led the club all the way to the Grand Final, where he played as a fullback in a narrow loss to Fitzroy. His brother, Jack, also played for South Melbourne, in the 1897 and 1898 seasons.[2]
Adamson was the second son of David Adamson (of the Victorian Railways). On 23 December 1898 he married Frances (Fanny) O'Donnell at Carlton, Victoria, who was to tragically die on 21 February 1899 at Kensington, Victoria.[3][4]
He was later employed by the Bank of Australasia, the precursor to the ANZ Bank, in Albury. In 1908 he captained the Albury Football Club to its first premiership in the Ovens & Murray Football League. In 1914 Adamson transferred to Western Australia. He was found dead in bed at the bank's Beverley branch on 10 October 1914, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his temple. He suffered from depression.[5][6][7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Rover (23 August 1902). "Football". Record. Emerald Hill, Vic. p. 3. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ Pennings, Mark (2014). "A Golden Era Begins: Football in 'Marvellous Melbourne', 1877 to 1885". Origins of Australian Football: Victoria’s Early History (pdf). New Farm, Queensland: Grumpy Monks Publishing. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-646-91865-5. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Marriages". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 January 1899. p. 1. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Deaths". The Age. Melbourne. 22 February 1899. p. 1. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Suicide At Beverley". Eastern Districts Chronicle. York, WA. 16 October 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Obituary Notices.". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald. Vic. 15 October 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Countryman's Column". Sunday Times. Perth, WA. 25 October 1914. p. 28. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Local and General". The Yackandandah Times. 22 October 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ Rover (5 September 1908). "Football". Record. Emerald Hill, Vic. p. 3. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- Dave Adamson's statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.