Hugh Routley

Hugh Routley
Personal information
Full name Hugh Francis Routley[1]
Date of birth (1940-06-19)19 June 1940
Date of death 12 September 2020(2020-09-12) (aged 80)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Eaglehawk
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1959–1964 Geelong 27 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hugh Francis Routley (19 June 1940 – 12 September 2020)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL.

Routley debuted in 1959 and managed to play just 8 games coming into the 1963 season.

On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

Playing on the wing, Routley became a regular in the side during 1963 and was a member of their premiership side.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hugh Francis Routley". Find a Grave.
  2. ^ "Vale Hugh Routley". www.geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "May Stay on Top". The Age. 7 October 1963. p. 20.


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