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Australian rules footballer
Harold McDonald
Personal information
Full name Harold Albert McDonald
Date of birth (1925-07-28)28 July 1925
Date of death 13 May 2001(2001-05-13) (aged 78)
Original team(s) Birkenhead
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–1958 Port Adelaide 140 (9)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Harold Albert McDonald (28 July 1925 – 13 May 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League.

Prior to his football career, McDonald served in the Australian Army during World War II.

Notes

  1. "League Football Leaders Clash at Norwood". The News. Vol. 53, no. 8, 087. South Australia. 7 July 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "He had to be coaxed into game". The News. Vol. 63, no. 9, 663. Adelaide, South Australia. 31 July 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "World War II Service: McDONALD, Harold Albert". Department of Veterans Affairs.

External links

John Cahill Medal • Port Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners
Port Adelaide Football Club1951 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) defeated North Adelaide 8.13 (61), at Adelaide Oval
Coach: Williams
Port Adelaide Football Club1954 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 11.13 (79) defeated West Adelaide 10.16 (76), at Adelaide Oval
Coach: Williams
Port Adelaide Football Club1955 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 15.11 (101) defeated Norwood 5.8 (38), at Adelaide Oval
Coach: F. Williams
Port Adelaide Football Club1956 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 12.9 (81) defeated West Adelaide 9.11 (65), at Adelaide Oval
Coach: F. Williams
Port Adelaide Football Club1957 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 15.15 (105) defeated Norwood 13.16 (94), at Adelaide Oval
Coach: F. Williams
1951 Sporting Life Team of the Year
Defenders
Midfielders
  • Arthur Hodgson (Carlton)
  • Bob Rose (Collingwood)
  • Lyle Griffin (North Adelaide)
  • Forwards
  • Bob Davis (Geelong)
  • Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)
  • Jim Deane (South Adelaide)
  • Followers
  • Bill Morris (Richmond)
  • Jack Whelan (Brunswick)
  • Bill Hutchison (Essendon)
  • 1955 Sporting Life Team of the Year
    Defenders
    Midfielders
  • Harold McDonald (Port Adelaide)
  • Lindsay Head (West Torrens)
  • Des Healey (Collingwood)
  • Forwards
  • Barry White (South Fremantle)
  • Ray Poulter (Richmond)
  • Thorold Merrett (Collingwood)
  • Followers
  • John Marriott (Norwood)
  • Denis Cordner (Melbourne)
  • Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

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