Alf Swift

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Alf Swift
Personal information
Full name Alfred Thomas Swift
Born (1871-08-05)5 August 1871
Port Elliot, South Australia
Died 8 May 1953(1953-05-08) (aged 81)
Parkville, Victoria
Original team South Adelaide
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904 Essendon 7 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alfred Thomas Swift (5 August 1871 – 8 May 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

In 1912 he was found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife and sentenced to eight years in jail.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 863. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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