Edward Stevenson (footballer)
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Edward "Wingy" Stevenson (born 11 April 1901) was an Australian rules football
er who played with Geelong
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
The pint-sized Stevenson was a wingman, who Geelong recruited locally from Chilwell. He could also play as a forward but was on the wing when he played in the 1925 VFL Grand Final
, which Geelong won to claim their first VFL premiership.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
The pint-sized Stevenson was a wingman, who Geelong recruited locally from Chilwell. He could also play as a forward but was on the wing when he played in the 1925 VFL Grand Final
1925 VFL Grand Final
The 1925 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 10 October 1925. It was the 29th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
, which Geelong won to claim their first VFL premiership.