Alfred James Pitman (10 December 1881 – 19 April 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Frederick John Pitman (1832-1906),Deaths: Pitman, The Argus, (Thursday, 22 February 1906), p.1. a Congregational minister, and Maria Elizabeth Pitman (1838-1889),Deaths: Pitman, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 December 1889), p.1. née Brice, Alfred James Pitman was born Yarrawonga on 10 December 1881.
Football Recruited from Hawthorn Juniors in 1905,South Melbourne, The Herald, (Thursday, 20 April 1905), p.4. Pitman played seven VFL matches for South Melbourne.
He also played for South Melbourne's First XVIII in three additional matches in 1905: 21 June 1905: against a combined Albury district team, in Albury.Football: Albury v. South Melbourne, The Border Morning Mail, (Thursday, 22 June 1905), p.4. 24 June 1905: an exhibition match against VFL team Fitzroy, in Sydney.Australian Rules: Fitzroy v. South Melbourne: Narrow Win for Fitzroy, The Daily Telegraph, (Monday, 26 June 1905), p.5. 28 June 1905: against a NSW representative side, in Sydney.Australian Rules: South Melbourne v. Metropolitan Team, The Daily Telegraph, (Thursday, 29 June 1905), p.10.
Death He died on 19 April 1964.Deaths: Pitman, The Age, (Monday, 20 April 1964), p.13.
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