Clem Morden

Clem Morden
Morden in 1932
Personal information
Full name Clemence Edward Morden
Born (1907-05-22)22 May 1907
Korumburra, Victoria
Died 26 March 1987(1987-03-26) (aged 79)
Original team Port Melbourne CYMS (CYMSFA)
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1928–32 St Kilda 18 (1)
1932 Collingwood 3 (0)
Total 21 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clemence Edward Morden (22 May 1907 – 26 March 1987) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Morden was captain-coach of South Ballarat Football Club's 1934 Ballarat Wimmera Football League's premiership side.[2]

Family

The son of John Patrick Morden, and Honora Morden, née O'Brien, Clemence Edward Morden was born at Korumburra, Victoria, on 22 May 1907.

His brother, Jim Morden, played for St Kilda in the VFL, and his brother-in-law, Jack O'Rourke, played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the VFL.

He married Nancy Adelaide Forbes (1912–1973) in 1934.

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. 628. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "1934 - Premierships Decided in Country Football Competitions: Ballarat-Wimmera League". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. 17 September 1934. p. 34. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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