Edward Arthur Bourke (17 February 1904 – 27 November 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played for

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a ...

and

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip Local government ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...

(VFL) during the 1920s. Often playing at centre half back, Bourke spent his early football years with Muckatah, Tungamah and Brunswick. He kicked three goals on debut for Richmond in the opening round of the

1924 VFL season The 1924 VFL season was the 28th season of the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured nine clubs, ran from 26 Apri ...

and participated in the round robin finals series which took place that year. After crossing to South Melbourne without success in 1927, Bourke missed the entire 1928 football season while he waited for a clearance to the

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. He was signed by Sandringham in 1929 and won the

Recorder Cup The J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded annually to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football Association). It is named after J.J. Liston, a businessman, civic leader and sports administrato ...

in his first season. Bourke later served as captain-coach of

Yarraville Yarraville is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong local government area. Yarraville recorded a population of 15,636 at the . Yarravi ...

and

Ararat Ararat or in Western Armenian Ararad may refer to: Personal names * Ararat ( hy, Արարատ), a common first name for Armenian males (pronounced Ararad in Western Armenian) * Ararat or Araratian, a common family name for Armenians (pronounced A ...

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* * 1904 births Richmond Football Club players Sydney Swans players Brunswick Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players Yarraville Football Club players Yarraville Football Club coaches Ararat Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) 1952 deaths {{AFL-bio-1904-stub