Brighton Diggins

Brighton Diggins
Personal information
Full name Brighton John Diggins
Date of birth (1906-12-26)26 December 1906
Place of birth Victoria Park, Western Australia
Date of death 14 July 1971(1971-07-14) (aged 64)
Place of death Mount Eliza, Victoria
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Key position, ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927–1931 Subiaco 87
1932–1937 South Melbourne 65 (21)
1938–1940 Carlton 31 0(6)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1935 South Melbourne 2 0(2–0–0)
1938–1940 Carlton 56 (38–18–0)
Total 58 (40–18–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1940.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brighton John Diggins (born Bryton John Diggins, 26 December 1906 – 14 July 1971) was an Australian rules footballer in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

  1. ^ Given that the official notices of his engagement to Amanda Eileen Murphy on 23 June 1928, the W.A. Registry's record of his marriage (in 1928, registration no.1747), his two service records (VX38178 and V147355), and the Victorian Registry's record of his death (in 1971, registration no.16085) all identify him as Brighton John Diggins; and, further, given the explanation given at Blueseum.org of his decision to prefer "Brighton" to his birth name of "Bryton", it seems certain that his name was "Brighton/Bryton John Diggins", rather than the "John Brighton/Bryton Diggins" suggested at Blueseum.org.