Harold McLennan

Harold Francis "Lal" McLennan (26 July 1888 – 20 September 1978)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Harold McLennan
McLennan in 1910
Personal information
Full name	Harold Francis McLennan
Nickname(s)	Lal
Date of birth	26 July 1888
Place of birth	Ballarat, Victoria
Date of death	20 September 1978(1978-09-20) (aged 90)
Place of death	Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	North Fitzroy Juniors
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1907–16, 1919	Fitzroy	135 (22)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1913	Victoria	1 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. ^2 State and international statistics correct as of 1913.
Career highlights
2× VFL premierships: 1913, 1916 Fitzroy captain: 1911 2× Fitzroy Club Champion: 1912, 1913
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

McLennan was a centreman and captained Fitzroy in the 1911 season. In both 1912 and 1913 he was Fitzroy's Club Champion, the latter in a premiership side. He was a premiership winner again in 1916.

References

1. "Known VFL/AFL senior footballers ex - Parade College in order of League debut , 1897 - 201 3" (PDF). Old Paradians Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

• Donald, Chris (2005). Fitzroy: For the Love of the Jumper. Pan Australia. pp. 54–55. ISBN 9781877029189.

External links

• Harold McLennan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Harold McLennan at AustralianFootball.com
• Works by Harold McLennan at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)