George Beachcroft

George Richard Peckham Beachcroft (1871 – 24 June 1941)^[1] was an influential early administrator of the Richmond Football Club.^[2]^[3]

He served as club secretary from 1900 until 1905, when Richmond was in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). During his tenure the club won the VFA premierships of 1902 and 1905. With the club then in the Victorian Football League (VFL), the election of Jack Archer's reform group saw Beachcroft return to Richmond, once again as club secretary, for one season in 1912. He was also secretary of the Melbourne Football Club for one season, in 1907.^[4]

He was made a life member of the Richmond Football Club in 1906.^[5]

Beachcroft was also a founding member of the Richmond Rowing Club and a general secretary of the Victorian Junior Cricket Association.^[6]

References

^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 26, 891. Victoria, Australia. 25 June 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 26 March 1902. p. 7. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
^ "FOUR TEAMS ON TOP". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 25 May 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
^ "Melbourne FC Honour Roll". Melbourne Football Club. 17 August 2005. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
^ "Club Life Members". Richmond Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ "GEO. BEACHCROFT PASSES". Sporting Globe. No. 1985. Victoria, Australia. 28 June 1941. p. 6 (Edition2). Retrieved 8 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Family Notices". The Age. No. 26, 891. Victoria, Australia. 25 June 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[2] "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 26 March 1902. p. 7. Retrieved 23 December 2010.

[3] "FOUR TEAMS ON TOP". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 25 May 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 23 December 2010.

[4] "Melbourne FC Honour Roll". Melbourne Football Club. 17 August 2005. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.

[5] "Club Life Members". Richmond Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[6] "GEO. BEACHCROFT PASSES". Sporting Globe. No. 1985. Victoria, Australia. 28 June 1941. p. 6 (Edition2). Retrieved 8 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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