Harry Vallence

Harry Vallence
Personal information
Full name Henry Francis Vallence
Nickname(s) Soapy
Date of birth 4 June 1905
Place of birth Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Date of death 25 July 1991(1991-07-25) (aged 86)
Original team(s) Bacchus Marsh (BFL)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Full forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926–1938 Carlton 204 (722)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
Victoria 4 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Career highlights
  • Carlton premiership player (1938)
  • VFL leading goalkicker 1931
  • Carlton leading goalkicker 1929, 1931–1933, 1935–1938
  • Carlton Hall of Fame (1987)
  • Carlton Team of the 20th Century
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henry Francis "Soapy" Vallence (4 June 1905 – 25 July 1991) was a champion Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He played at full-forward for the VFL's Carlton Football Club in the 1930s, and in the 1940s for the VFA's Williamstown and Brighton Football Clubs.