Lindsay McNamara
| Lindsay McNamara | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lindsay Macknamara | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 7 October 1991 (aged 73) | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–38 | Northcote (VFA) | 26 (25) | |
| 1939–40 | South Melbourne | 4 (4) | |
| 1940–41 | Fitzroy | 4 (1) | |
| 1941 | Northcote (VFA) | 11 (9) | |
| 1943 | Sturt-South | 2 (0) | |
| 1946 | Northcote (VFA) | 4 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lindsay McNamara (13 August 1918 – 7 October 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The only child of Samuel Macknamara (1865–1945)[2] and Emma May Macknamara (1884–1969), née Bull, Lindsay Macknamara was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 13 August 1918.[3]
Lindsay Macknamara married Joyce Florence Fleet on 29 April 1939 (in the evening following his second appearance for South Melbourne).[4]
note: while practically all official government records use the surname Macknamara, most football records have the surname McNamara.
Football[edit]
Northcote (VFA)[edit]
Originally from Abbotsford[5] Lindsay McNamara commenced his senior football career aged 18, playing for Northcote in the Victorian Football Association. He played in the centre and as a forward, averaging close to a goal a game in his first two seasons of senior football.
South Melbourne (VFL)[edit]
The strong form he had shown in his first two seasons led to a bidding war for his services at the start of the 1939 season[6] and he ultimately ended up signing with South Melbourne.[7] He made a promising start, playing in each of the first three rounds, but injured his knee in his third game[8] and he did not appear again during the 1939 season.[9] Macknamara returned in the 1940 VFL season, scoring three goals in South's opening round loss to Collingwood,[10] but he was dropped for the next round.[11]
Fitzroy (VFL)[edit]
Fitzroy then secured Macknamara's services, and in Round 4 of the 1940 VFL season he played for them against Essendon.[12] Mackanamara struggled to secure a regular position in Fitzroy's team and made a total of four appearances in the season and half he was with the club.
Return to Northcote (VFA)[edit]
In June 1941, Macknamara was granted a permit to return to Northcote in the VFA[13] and he played the last 11 games of the season for them.
Sturt–South (SANFL)[edit]
In 1943, while serving in the Royal Australian Air Force, Macknamara played two games for the combined Sturt-South team that competed in the 1943 SANFL war-merger competition.
Northcote (VFA)[edit]
Following his discharge from active service in World War II, Macknamara again played for Northcote during the 1946 VFA season.
Military service[edit]
Aged 23, Macknamara enlisted to serve in the RAAF in early 1942, and he served until the end of the war, including time in Morotai, Darwin and Balikpapan.[14]
External links[edit]
- Lindsay McNamara's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- Lindsay McNamara's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Lindsay McNamara at AustralianFootball.com
References[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 572. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 30, 727. Victoria, Australia. 20 February 1945. p. 2.
- ^ "Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria". Government of Victoria.
- ^ "Forward's Notebook". The Age. No. 26, 220. Victoria, Australia. 2 May 1939. p. 7.
- ^ "Association Permits". The Age. No. 25, 595. Victoria, Australia. 29 April 1937. p. 10.
- ^ "Football Camp News". The Age. No. 26, 188. Victoria, Australia. 24 March 1939. p. 4.
- ^ "New Boundaries for Football – League to Consider". The Argus. No. 28, 912. Victoria, Australia. 22 April 1939. p. 16.
- ^ "South Had Few Good Players". Record. Vol. XLIV, no. 19. Victoria, Australia. 13 May 1939. p. 4.
- ^ "Career of L. McNamara May Be Affected". Record. Vol. XLIV, no. 24. Victoria, Australia. 17 June 1939. p. 4.
- ^ "Magpie's Brilliant Third Term". The Age. No. 26, 531. Victoria, Australia. 29 April 1940. p. 4.
- ^ "Football". Record. Vol. XLV, no. 18. Victoria, Australia. 4 May 1940. p. 3.
- ^ "Macknamara at Centre With Fitzroy". Record. Vol. XLV, no. 20. Victoria, Australia. 18 May 1940. p. 1.
- ^ "Mascots at Football". The Age. No. 26880. Victoria, Australia. 12 June 1941. p. 4.
- ^ "WWII Nominal Roll: Lindsay Macknamara". Department of Veterans Affairs.