George Clayden

George Clayden
Personal information
Date of birth	14 August 1903
Place of death	25 March 1990(1990-03-25) (aged 86)
Original team(s)	Abbotsford Cadets
Height/Weight	187 cm / 87 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1924–1933	Collingwood	134 (79)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933 season.

George Clayden (14 August 1903 – 25 March 1990)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Clayden usually played either across the centre half back or in the ruck and was known as one of the toughest players during his era. Nicknamed "Kitty", Clayden was a member of the Collingwood side which won four premierships in a row and also represented the VFL in interstate football. He retired in 1933 after sustaining a serious knee injury.

References

↑ "George Clayden". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

External links

George Clayden's statistics from AFL Tables

Collingwood Football Club 1927/28/29/30 VFL premiers

1927: Collingwood 2.13 (25) defeated Richmond 1.7 (13), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1928: Collingwood 13.18 (96) defeated Richmond 9.9 (63), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1929: Collingwood 11.13 (79) defeated Richmond 7.8 (50), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1930: Collingwood 14.16 (100) defeated Geelong 9.16 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

2/1/4/5. Beveridge 4/5/6. A. Collier 5/6/7. H. Collier 6/10/11. Clayden 7/8. G. Coventry 8/9. S. Coventry (c) 9/10. Chesswas 10/11/12. Dibbs 14/13/17/19. Libbis 15/19/18/20. Makeham 20/18/19/21. Murphy 22/24/26. Rumney

Coach: McHale

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