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Peter Schofield (Australian rules footballer)

Australian rules footballer (1932-2026)

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Source revisionFeb 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ16093388 ↗
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Peter John Schofield (12 February 1932 – 13 January 2026) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond, Melbourne, and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s.

Biography

Mentone's Peter Schofield arrived on the VFL scene when he kicked four goals on debut for Richmond and finished the season with 21 goals from just six appearances. He did not, however, get many opportunities in the seniors over the next two years, nor did he at Melbourne when he crossed there in 1953, in exchange of Frank Dunin, who was residentially tied to Melbourne.

In 1954, Schofield crossed to Moorabbin in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He was the VFA's leading goalkicker in 1954, when he kicked 96 goals for the year, including a tally of 22 goals in a match against Sandringham. Schofield played in this stint for Moorabbin for just over three seasons, and was cleared to North Melbourne after Round 2, 1957.

At North Melbourne, Schofield was used as a full-forward and played in a losing preliminary final in 1958. He topped their goal-kicking in 1959 with 47 goals and the following season he kicked a VFL career-high eight goals in a match against South Melbourne at Arden Street.

In June 1961, Schofield was cleared back to Moorabbin for a second stint, where he and young star forward Max Papley formed a strong forward-line combination. He played a total of 75 games for Moorabbin, and kicked 312 goals.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Peter Schofield (Australian rules footballer)” as australian rules footballer (1932-2026). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1932, 2026, 1953, 1954—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1932-02-12. The account is most persuasive where Peter, Schofield and Australian can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as australian rules footballer (1932-2026). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16093388. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1932, 2026, 1953 and 1954.

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This entry incorporates text from “Peter Schofield (Australian rules footballer)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.