Arthur Hart (footballer, born 1905)
| Arthur Hart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Howie Hart | ||
| Born |
10 June 1905 Beulah, Victoria | ||
| Died |
12 May 1989 (aged 83) Mill Park, Victoria | ||
| Original teams | Stawell,[1] Brunswick (VFA) | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1922–1923 | Stawell | ? (?) | |
| 1924–1927 | Brunswick | 44 (28) | |
| 1928–1929 | St Kilda | 34 (29) | |
| 1930–1937 | Stawell | ? (?) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Arthur Howie Hart (10 June 1905 – 12 May 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Brunswick Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
Football
Arthur "Steve" Hart played senior football with Stawell in 1922, under captain-coach, Bill Twomey[4] and then played in Stawell's 1923 Wimmera Football League grand final side that lost to Warracknabeal.[5]
Hart then played with Brunswick from 1924[6] to 1927.[7]
Hart then spent two seasons with St. Kilda in 1928 and 1929.[8]
Hart was appointed as captain-coach of his former home town, the Stawell Football Club in 1930, when he gained a teaching position at the Stawell High School.[9]
Hart was captain-coach of Stawell when they won three Wimmera Football League premierships in 1930,[10] 1931[11] and 1933.[12]
Hart coached Stawell for eight successive years from 1930[13] to 1937,[14] including their grand final loss to Dimboola in 1937.[15]
In 1938, Hart's teaching career saw him move to Daylesford, where he joined the committee of the Daylesford Football Club.[16]
Family
The son of Adam Hart (1859-1941),[17] and Ellen Matilda "Nellie" Hart (1876-1933), née Collins,[18][19][20] Arthur Howie Hart was born at Beulah, Victoria on 10 June 1905.[21]
He married Minna Elizabeth Wilson (1907-2000) on 22 May 1931.[22]
Military service
A schoolteacher at Mildura High School, he enlisted in the Australian Volunteer Defence Corps in March 1942.
Death
He died at Mill Park, Victoria on 12 May 1989.
Notes
- ^ "1930 - Stawell's popular coach". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 12 July 1930. p. 73. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "1933 - Stawell captain honoured". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 16 December 1933. p. 70. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.370.
- ^ "1922 - Wimmera Competition". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 22 August 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "1923 - WARRACKNABEAL PREMIERS". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 18 September 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "1924 - First Kick at Fourteen". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954). 23 August 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "1924 - Arthur Hart Profile". The VFA Project. Victorian Football Association. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "1928 - Football - Practice Matches". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 27 March 1928. p. 15. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "1930 - WIMMERA FOOTBALL". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 4 January 1930. p. 67. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "1930 - WIMMERA LEAGUE GRAND FINAL: STAWELL BEAT .DIMBO0LA". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 23 September 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "1931 - Stawell Supreme". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 8 September 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "1933 - Stawell Premiers". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 19 September 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "1932 - STAWELL'S NON-PLAYING COACH". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 22 April 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "1935 - Coach for six years". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 8 February 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "1937 - Dimboola gains 1937 premiership". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). 28 September 1937. p. 5. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "1938 - A. Hart at Daylesford". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 2 April 1938. p. 69. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ Country News: Stawell, The Age, (Monday, 25 August 1941), p.6.
- ^ Fatal Accident when returning from Church, The Horsham Times, (Friday, 22 September 1933), p.4.
- ^ Inquest on Car Victim, The Horsham Times, (Friday, 29 September 1933), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Hart, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Thursday, 28 September 1933), p.14.
- ^ Note that, although his birth records have his name as Arthur Harvie Hart, every other record (death, military, electoral, etc.) has Arthur Howie Hart.
- ^ Weddings: Hart—Wilson, The Shepparton Advertiser, (Thursday, 28 May 1931), p.3.
References
- 'Victor', "First Kick at Fourteen; Playing Senior Football at Nineteen", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 23 August 1924), p.8.
- Ambition Achieved: Arthur Hart's Record, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 27 September 1930), p.74.
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Lieutenant Arthur Howie Hart (V361175), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant Arthur Howie Hart (V361175), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Arthur Hart's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arthur Hart at AustralianFootball.com
- Arthur Hart, at The VFA Project.
- 1929 - St Kilda FC team photo
- 1930 - Wimmera FL Premiers (Stawell FC) & Runners Up (Dimboola FC) team photos
- 1931 - Wimmera FL: Stawell FC & Murtoa FC team photos
- 1932 - Stawell FC & Warracknabeal FC team photos
- 1934 - Ararat FC & Stawell FC team photos
- 1937 - Stawell FC & Ararat FC team photos
- 1937 - Wimmera FL Premiers (Dimboola FC) & Runners Up (Stawell FC) team photos