Alf Sampson

Alf Sampson
Alf Sampson
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Birch Sampson
Born	27 May 1912; Rupanyup, Victoria
Died	17 January 2001 (aged 88)
Original team	Paisley / Rupanyup
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position	Fullback
Playing career1
Years	Club
1935–36, 38–42, 46	Footscray
1947–51	Williamstown (VFA)
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alfred Birch Sampson (27 May 1912 – 17 January 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of John Sampson (1884–1942) and Grace Ivy Sampson, née Birch (1884–1954), Alfred Birch was born at Rupanyup on 27 May 1912. He was the younger brother of fellow Footscray player John Sampson.

War service

Sampson later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.

Notes

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 783. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
↑ "World War II Roll: SAMPSON, Alfred Birch". Department of Veterans Affairs.

External links

Alf Sampson at AustralianFootball.com
Alf Sampson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Alf Sampson's playing statistics from The VFA Project

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 783. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] "World War II Roll: SAMPSON, Alfred Birch". Department of Veterans Affairs.