Gil Ebbott

Gil Ebbott
Gil Ebbott
Personal information
Full name	Gilbert Henry Ebbott
Born	26 August 1890; Chewton, Victoria
Died	9 February 1960 (aged 69); Newcastle, New South Wales
Original teams	Castlemaine, Wangaratta
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1912	St Kilda
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gilbert Henry Ebbott (26 August 1890 – 9 February 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ebbott was recruited from Wangaratta in the Ovens & Murray Football League and made his debut against Essendon in round 17 on Saturday, 23 August 1912. In the two games played at St. Kilda, he kicked two goals.

Ebbott was captain-coach of Koroit in the Western District Football Association in 1914 and lost a close grand final to Warrnambool.

Family

Gil Ebbott married Annie Fleming on October 7, 1922. They had three children.

Notes

↑ "1912 - CASTLEMAINE PLAYER AT WANGARATTA". The North Eastern Despatch (Wangaratta, Vic. : 1907 - 1913). 28 June 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
↑ "1912 - Football". The North Eastern Despatch (Wangaratta, Vic. : 1907 - 1913). 22 June 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
↑ "1912 - Football". The North Eastern Despatch (Wangaratta, Vic). 28 August 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
↑ "1914 - Football Notes". Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917). 28 August 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
↑ "1914 - THE GRAND FINAL". The Warrnambool Standard (Vic. : 1872 - 1900; 1914 - 1918). 5 October 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
↑ "1914 - Football: The Premiership". The Warrnambool Standard (Vic. : 1872 - 1900; 1914 - 1918). 10 October 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
↑ "E-Marriages Registered in New South Wales".

External links

Gil Ebbott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Gil Ebbott at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] "1912 - CASTLEMAINE PLAYER AT WANGARATTA". The North Eastern Despatch (Wangaratta, Vic. : 1907 - 1913). 28 June 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

[2] "1912 - Football". The North Eastern Despatch (Wangaratta, Vic. : 1907 - 1913). 22 June 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

[encyc-3] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[4] "1912 - Football". The North Eastern Despatch (Wangaratta, Vic). 28 August 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[5] "1914 - Football Notes". Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917). 28 August 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2025.

[6] "1914 - THE GRAND FINAL". The Warrnambool Standard (Vic. : 1872 - 1900; 1914 - 1918). 5 October 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

[7] "1914 - Football: The Premiership". The Warrnambool Standard (Vic. : 1872 - 1900; 1914 - 1918). 10 October 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

[8] "E-Marriages Registered in New South Wales".