Martin Larkin

Martin Larkin
Martin Larkin
Personal information
Full name	William Martin Larkin
Born	20 December 1903; Numurkah, Victoria
Died	1 July 1971 (aged 67); Ascot Vale, Victoria
Original team	Leongatha
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1925	Footscray
1925–1926	Hawthorn
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Martin Larkin (20 December 1903 – 1 July 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Michael Edward Larkin (1855–1929) and Catherine Ann Larkin, nee McGlone (1863–1939), William Martin Larkin was born at Numurkah on 20 December 1903.

Football

After commencing his career with Leongatha, Larkin joined Footscray at the start of the 1925 VFL season and made three appearances before he transferred to Hawthorn in the middle of the season.

Later life

In 1931 he married Margaret Ellen Waide, and they had two children together.

William Martin Larkin died in 1971 and is buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.

Notes

↑ "Martin Larkin – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
↑ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 25, 836. Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1929. p. 1.
↑ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 26411. Victoria, Australia. 9 December 1939. p. 19.
↑ "JOTTINGS". Great Southern Advocate. Victoria, Australia. 3 July 1924. p. 3.
↑ "FOOTBALL PREPARATIONS". The Age. Melbourne. 23 March 1925. p. 15.
↑ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 July 1925. p. 5.
↑ "William Martin Larkin". Find a Grave.

External links

Martin Larkin's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[1] "Martin Larkin – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[encyc-2] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[3] "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 25, 836. Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1929. p. 1.

[4] "Family Notices". The Age. No. 26411. Victoria, Australia. 9 December 1939. p. 19.

[5] "JOTTINGS". Great Southern Advocate. Victoria, Australia. 3 July 1924. p. 3.

[6] "FOOTBALL PREPARATIONS". The Age. Melbourne. 23 March 1925. p. 15.

[7] "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 July 1925. p. 5.

[8] "William Martin Larkin". Find a Grave.