Bert Rankin
This is the player profile for Bert Rankin, born in Geelong, Victoria in 1893. He played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL. He also represented Victoria at national football carnivals / championships.
Player Details
Name:
Albert Rankin
Full Name:
Albert Vivian Rankin
Alias:
Bert Rankin
DOB:
17/02/1893
POB:
Geelong, Victoria
DOD:
20/06/1971
POD:
Dimboola, Victoria
Height:
178cm
Weight:
77kg
Player History
Full Team History:
Geelong
Total Matches (Goals):
132 (21)
VFL/AFL Team History:
Geelong (1912-1915, 1917-1923)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals):
132 (21)
Football Carnival Representation:
Victoria (1921)
Player Accolades
VFL/AFL Debutant:
214th player to debut for Geelong in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played:
132 matches played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL (1912-1915, 1917-1923), with 16 as captain
VFL/AFL Leadership:
Geelong team captain (1923)
Football Carnival Representation:
Victoria
Football Carnival Representative Leader:
Victoria / Victoria (VFL) vice-captain (1921)
Season Chart
This chart is based on available data and may not reflect the true tallies of matches played.
Relatives Details
Grandparents
- Walter Rankin - paternal grandfather
- Sarah Rankin (née Austin) - paternal grandmother
Parents
- Edwin Walter Rankin (b. 1872, d. 1944) - father
- Louisa Jane Rankin (née Johns) (b. 1873, d. 1906) - mother
Siblings
- Clifford Egerton Laure Rankin (b. 1896, d. 1975) - brother
- Edwin Douglas Rankin (b. 1915, d. 1987) - half-brother
- Eileen Isobel O'Donnell (née Rankin) (b. 1911, d. 2012) - half-sister
Other (Blood Relatives)
- Graeme Charles O'Donnell (b. 1938, d. 2023) - half-nephew
- Thomas Charles Rankin (b. 1881, d. 1958) - paternal uncle
Distant (Blood Relatives)
- Gary O'Donnell (b. 1965) - 4th degree
Links
- Players (All)
- Rankin / O'Donnell (Family)
- Wikipedia (external)