Harold Gainger

Harold Gainger
Personal information
Full name Harold John Gainger[1]
Born (1909-06-23)23 June 1909
Ondit, Victoria
Died 11 March 1988(1988-03-11) (aged 78)
Melbourne, Victoria
Original team Beeac / Terang
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934–1936 St Kilda 25 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harold John Gainger (23 June 1909 – 11 March 1988)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Career

Gainger, who was originally from Beeac, had already spent a season as captain-coach of Terang, before coming to St Kilda in 1934.[4][5]

Described by former Geelong coach Lloyd Hagger as "one of the best ruck men in the Western District", Gainger also played at centre half-forward.[5][6] He played 14 of a possible 18 games for St Kilda, in the 1934 season and looked to leave the club the following year to coach Mortlake, but was unable to get a clearance.[7][8] Remaining at St Kilda, Gainger played seven league games that year, then only four in 1936.[7]

In 1937, Gainger went to Victorian Football Association club Sandringham, where he played for two seasons.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Harold John Gainger". ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Harold Gainger – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. ^ "Football". The Camperdown Chronicle. Victoria. 1 July 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ a b "Footballers for St. Kilda". The Camperdown Chronicle. Victoria. 11 January 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 9 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "R. Pratt to Rest". The Argus. Melbourne. 13 April 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 9 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ a b "Harold Gainger – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. ^ "St. Kilda Needs a Rover". The Argus. Melbourne. 6 April 1935. p. 30. Retrieved 9 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Coach Resigns". The Argus. Melbourne. 14 May 1937. p. 15. Retrieved 9 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Harold Gainger". Boyles Football Photos. Retrieved 9 January 2015.


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