Frank Gumbleton

Frank Gumbleton
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-03-06) 6 March 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Ganmain, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Ganmain
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)	Back Pocket
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1970–1979	North Melbourne	147 (19)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979.
Career highlights
North Melbourne Football Club North Melbourne Premiership Teams 1975, 1977
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frank Gumbleton (born 6 March 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s. Gumbleton was recruited from the country NSW football club of Ganmain. He was a premiership player for Ganmain in 1969.^[1]

Gumbleton usually played in the back pocket. A brilliant defender not known for his flair, yet was instrumental in solidifying the tight defensive North Melbourne team of the 1970s.

Gumbleton played for the Wangaratta Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1984.

In later years Gumbleton was a runner for the North Melbourne team.

References

1. Wilks, M. (2011) Australian football clubs in NSW Bas Publishing. p. 54

External links

• Frank Gumbleton's playing statistics from AFL Tables