Alec Sloan

Alexander Barclay Sloan (12 December 1870 – 29 June 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Alec Sloan
Sloan in 1899
Personal information
Full name Alexander Barclay Sloan
Date of birth (1870-12-12)12 December 1870
Place of birth Smeaton, Victoria
Date of death 29 June 1938(1938-06-29) (aged 67)
Place of death Ivanhoe, Victoria
Original team(s) Brittania
Position(s) Half back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1892–1896 Fitzroy (VFA) 74 (8)
1897–1902 Fitzroy 66 (0)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1900 Victoria 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1900.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sloan was a member of Fitzroy's inaugural premiership team in 1895 and captained the club from 1898 to 1900. He played most of his football at half back and was a premiership-winning captain in 1898 and 1899. This made him not only Fitzroy's first ever VFL premiership captain but also the league's first ever grand final winning captain, with the 1897 flag having been decided on a round robin system.

References
    • Donald, Chris (2005). Fitzroy: For the Love of the Jumper. Pan Australia. pp. 25–27. ISBN 9781877029189.


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