Frank Seymour
Encyclopedia
Frank Seymour was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton
and Fitzroy
in the VFL
and Northcote
in the VFA.
Seymour was a fullforward and was recruited from New South Wales to join Carlton in the 1927 season. After two seasons with Carlton he moved to Northcote where he became a prolific goalkicker. He played 201 times for the club, including 5 winning grand finals. His 880 goals was and remains a club record and he topped the VFA's goal kicking with over 100 goals in 3 separate seasons.
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
and Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
and Northcote
Northcote Football Club
Northcote Football Club, nicknamed The Dragons, was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1908 until 1987. The club's colours were green and yellow and it was based in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote...
in the VFA.
Seymour was a fullforward and was recruited from New South Wales to join Carlton in the 1927 season. After two seasons with Carlton he moved to Northcote where he became a prolific goalkicker. He played 201 times for the club, including 5 winning grand finals. His 880 goals was and remains a club record and he topped the VFA's goal kicking with over 100 goals in 3 separate seasons.