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Alan Rayson

Alan Arthur Rayson was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Full name Alan Arthur Rayson
Born (1924-10-26)26 October 1924
Geelong, Victoria
Died 25 February 1982(1982-02-25) (aged 57)
Geelong, Victoria
Original team East Geelong
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1943 Carlton 2 (2)
1946–1947 Geelong 18 (15)
Total 20 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alan Arthur Rayson (26 October 1924 – 25 February 1982)1 was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).2

Rayson's football career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.3

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  1. "Alan Rayson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 691. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. "World War II Roll: RAYSON, Alan Arthur". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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