Lionel Smale

Basil Lionel Smale (25 November 1878 – 22 April 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Lionel Smale
Personal information
Full name Basil Lionel Smale
Date of birth (1878-11-25)25 November 1878
Place of birth Brighton, Victoria
Date of death 22 April 1934(1934-04-22) (aged 55)
Place of death Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Caulfield
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904 Melbourne 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He died in Perth Hospital after being knocked off his bicycle by a motorist.[2]

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. 824. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT". The Mercury. CXL (20, 815). Tasmania, Australia. 26 April 1934. p. 5.
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