Ken Albiston

Kenneth Ian Albiston (11 November 1926 – 20 June 2018)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and Melbourne in the VFL.

Ken Albiston
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Ian Albiston
Born	(1926-11-11)11 November 1926 Balwyn, Victoria
Died	20 June 2018(2018-06-20) (aged 91)
Original team	Melbourne High School Old Boys
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1946–1951	Richmond	058 0(76)
1952–1954	Melbourne	045 0(49)
Total		103 (125)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

The younger brother of Hawthorn forward Alec Albiston^[2] and Collingwood defender Harold Albiston, Ken played six seasons with Richmond before moving to Melbourne. He played in Melbourne's 1954 Grand Final loss to Footscray.

It was unusual in those days for footballers to kick left and right footed, but Albiston learned to kick left footed while recovering from an injury to his right foot.

Prior to his VFL career, Albiston served for seven months in the Royal Australian Air Force during the final year of World War II.^[3]