Arthur Cleghorn

Arthur Cleghorn
Cleghorn in 1899
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Cleghorn
Date of birth	1 December 1873
Date of death	7 May 1951 (aged 77)
Original team(s)	Richmond City
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1903	Essendon	61 (53)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1903 season.
Career highlights
Essendon premiership player 1897 Essendon leading goalkicker 1899

Arthur Cleghorn (1 December 1873 – 7 May 1951) was an Australian rules football player at the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In the first year of competition, 1897, he became one of the club's and league's first premiership players. Cleghorn made his debut against Geelong in round 1 of the season at Corio Oval. He topped the club's goalkicking tally in 1899. He was a member of Richmond's 1905 Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership team.^[1]

References

1. "CLEGHORN, Arthur". Essendon FC. Retrieved 12 September 2012.

External links

• Cleghorn, Arthur; Past Player Profiles, Essendon Football Club
• Arthur Cleghorn's statistics from AFL Tables