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Key Facts

Full name
Maurice William Allingham

Known as
Maurie Allingham

Born
19 August 1896

Place of birth
Adelaide, SA (5000)

Died
15 September 1993 (aged 97)

Place of death
Adelaide, SA (5000)

Senior clubs
Port Adelaide

State of origin
SA

Maurie Allingham


Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
Port AdelaideSANFL1920-19311581661.05—————
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Control at centre gives a team an inestimable advantage, and Maury Allingham was the man in charge at that crucial point in this match. He assisted largely towards the victory.¹

Maurie Allingham was a highly capable all round footballer who made his league debut for Port Adelaide in 1920 before becoming a regular choice the following season. Sadly for Allingham, he was an ever present in 1921 right up to the challenge final win over Norwood, which he missed through injury. Playing mainly as a forward early in his career, he topped the Magpies’ goal kicking list every season between 1921 and 1924, with 47 goals in 1922 his best tally. 

Allingham captain-coached the Magpies to second position in 1926, and was club vice-captain in 1925 and for part of the 1927 season. When he retired in 1931 he had amassed a total of 158 senior games, but among those he missed with injury, in addition to the 1921 challenge final, was the successful premiership play-off of 1928. Maurie Allingham represented South Australia five times, and kicked one goal. He won the Magpies’ best and fairest award in his last league season.

Author - John Devaney

Footnotes

1. “Saturday Journal”, 5/5/28, page 14. The comments relate to a match played on the previous Saturday in which Port Adelaide had defeated Glenelg, after a tense tussle, by seven points at the Bay Oval.

Sources

Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion, Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.