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| Footscray | Fred English | Footscray | ||
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Footscray Western Bulldogs Red white and Blue |
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1879 to 1883 | |||
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Footscray | |||
| Honours: | Vice Captain 1879, Captain 1880. | |||
| In his day the game would start with teams in opposite halves and the captain licking off from the centre. Probably by a place kick with the ball placed in cap. | ||||
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| Western Bulldogs | He was captain when the club changed its name to 'Prince Imperials Football Club' in 1880. In 1879 in the Zulu wars Prince Louis Napolean, heir to the throne of France was killed and the club was renamed in honour of him. During the battle, apparently the Prince was unhorsed and he fought the Zulus hand to hand until he was killed. | |||
| Fred relinquished the captaincy to Charlie Lovett in 1881. | ||||
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