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Alban Howell Causse Thomas (9 February 1872 – 4 November 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Thomas was recruited to South Melbourne at the beginning of the 1897 VFL season along with his brother Gilligan. They had both played for Albert Park in the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA) the season prior and won the VJFA premiership that year.[9]
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[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 875. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Improvement in Carlton". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 15, 873. Victoria, Australia. 17 May 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "South Melbourne". The Herald. No. 5241. Victoria, Australia. 1 May 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football". Weekly Times. No. 1, 450. Victoria, Australia. 22 May 1897. p. 24. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football". The Age. No. 13, 190. Victoria, Australia. 10 June 1897. p. 7. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Albert Park Football Club". The Record. Vol. III, no. 1. Victoria, Australia. 27 March 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Albert Park Football Club". Melbourne Punch. Victoria, Australia. 10 September 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football". North Melbourne Gazette. Vol. III, no. 47. Victoria, Australia. 23 April 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kickero (1 May 1897). "South Melbourne". The Herald. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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[edit]- Alb Thomas's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alb Thomas at AustralianFootball.com
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