Eddie Sholl

Edward Sholl (15 April 1872 – 29 June 1952^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Eddie Sholl
Personal information
Full name	Edward Sholl
Date of birth	15 April 1872
Place of birth	Melbourne
Date of death	29 June 1952(1952-06-29) (aged 80)
Place of death	Fitzroy, Victoria
Position(s)	Fullback
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1890–1892	North Melbourne (VFA)	032 (2)
1894–1896	Melbourne (VFA)	045 (2)
1897–1902	Melbourne	050 (2)
Total		127 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 1900 Melbourne captain: 1899
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sholl played six games in the 1897 inaugural VFL season, three of which were finals.^[2]

He captained Melbourne in 1899 and in the same year represented Victoria in an interstate fixture against South Australia.^[3][4]

A fullback, he kept Gerald Brosnan goal-less in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, which Melbourne won.^[5]

References

1. The Argus,"Former Melbourne captain dies", 2 July 1952, p. 8
2. AFL Tables: Eddie Sholl
3. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
5. "Fuchsias' Farcical Flag". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007.

External links

• Eddie Sholl at AustralianFootball.com