Alf Sampson

Alf Sampson
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Birch Sampson
Date of birth	(1912-05-27)27 May 1912
Place of birth	Rupanyup, Victoria
Date of death	17 January 2001(2001-01-17) (aged 88)
Original team(s)	Paisley / Rupanyup
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Fullback
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1935–36, 38–42, 46	Footscray	60 (4)
1947–51	Williamstown (VFA)	99 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alfred Birch Sampson (27 May 1912 – 17 January 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of John Sampson (1884–1942) and Grace Ivy Sampson, nee Birch (1884–1954), Alfred Birch was born at Rupanyup on 27 May 1912. He was the younger brother of fellow Footscray player John Sampson.

War service

Sampson later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.^[2]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 783. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "World War II Roll: SAMPSON, Alfred Birch". Department of Veterans Affairs.

External links

• Alf Sampson at AustralianFootball.com
• Alf Sampson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Alf Sampson's playing statistics from The VFA Project