Jack Forty

John Charles Forty (7 March 1906 – 17 July 1928) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack Forty
Personal information
Full name John Charles Forty
Date of birth (1906-03-07)7 March 1906
Place of birth Clifton Hill, Victoria
Date of death 17 July 1928(1928-07-17) (aged 22)
Place of death Glen Huntly, Victoria
Original team(s) Belgrave
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927 St Kilda 7 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of William Forty (1877-1967), and Lucy Forty (1877-1960), née Pollock, John Charles Forty was born in Clifton Hill, Victoria on 7 March 1906.

Football

He was cleared from Belgrave to St Kilda in April 1927.[2]

Death

He died at his father's residence in Glen Huntly, Victoria on 17 July 1928.[3]

Notes

References

  • Holmesby, Russell * Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), (Seaford), BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
  • "Wells" (Samuel Garnet Wells (1885-1972)), "J. Forty, St. Kilda's 'Find'", The Herald, (Friday, 3 June 1927), p.16.
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