Sadly Allan Gill, a long term Heathfield Aldgate United volunteer Trainer and past Aldgate Football Club player, passed away last Thursday 19 December. He and his wife Rhonda were passionate United people and both were hard working members of the Club’s social committee.

Living in Goolwa for the past 13 years, they attended the Annual Reunion days when they could and in 2018 got to relive the glory of the 1968 HAU A Grade Premiership and Harry Dean’s winning goal. At the 1968 Presentation Night, Allan had presented Harry with his right boot, with which he kicked the winning goal, and which Allan had painted gold and displayed in a glass case.  Allan is pictured in a photo below on the right reenacting the gold boot presentation with Harry at the reunion day.

They were wonderful days and Allan and Rhonda were two people who really added to the vibrancy of the amazing HAU.

Allan will be privately cremated as per his wish.

On behalf of Mt Lofty and the past players and officials of Heathfield Aldgate United we would like to pass on our sincere condolences to Rhonda and sons Jason and Garth and their families on this sad occasion.

Mt Lofty District Football Club
On behalf of
The Lofty Legends Group and United Golden Years.

Allan Gill on the RHS re-presenting Harry Deans with his Golden Boot at the 2018 reunion.
The original Golden Boot and article from 1968 still in our cabinetry at MLDFC