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Key Facts

Full name
Alan Pentland

Known as
Alan Pentland

Born
3 October 1883

Died
15 December 1952 (aged 69)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 252d
Last game: 28y 249d

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 16

Alan Pentland

Club	League	Career span	Games	Goals	Avg	Win %	AKI	AHB	AMK	BV
South Melbourne	V/AFL	1909-1912	53	0	0.00	66%	—	—	—	0
Total		1909-1912	53	0	0.00	66%	—	—	—	0

AFL: 1,535th player to appear, 4,205th most games played, 10,417th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 223rd player to appear, 324th most games played, 1,138th most goals kicked

A defender from Leopold, Alan Pentland played 53 VFL games without kicking a goal for South Melbourne between 1909 and 1912. At the end of his first season he lined up in a back pocket, and was one of the best players afield, in South’s 4.14 to 4.12 grand final defeat of Carlton. Both during and after his football career he played cricket for South Melbourne Cricket Club.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

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