Jack Smith (Australian footballer, born 1881)

John Thomas Smith (22 June 1881 – 10 December 1927) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack Smith
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Smith
Date of birth (1881-06-22)22 June 1881
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 10 December 1927(1927-12-10) (aged 46)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Position(s) Half forward/Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1907–09, 1911 Melbourne 51 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Alfred Smith (1847-1923), and Mary Anne Smith (1855-1896), née Heslem,[2] John Thomas Smith was born on 22 June 1881.

He married Alice Bell (1875-1960) in 1910.

Football

North Melbourne (VFA)

He played 85 games, and scored 33 goals for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1898 to 1906;[3] and he was captain of the team in 1905 and 1906.

Melbourne (VFL)

He was cleared from North Melbourne to Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1907.[4][5] He played 41 games, and kicked 26 goals in three seasons (1907 to 1909).

Launceston (NTFA)

Cleared from Melbourne to the Launceston Football Club in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA),[6] he served as its captain-coach in 1910.

Melbourne (VFL)

He returned to Melbourne in 1911, and played another 10 games during the 1911 season.

Cananore (TSL)

He was cleared from Melbourne to captain-coach the Cananore Football Club in the Tasmanian State League (TSL) in 1912.[7]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.829.
  2. In Memoriam: Smith, The Age, (Thursday, 5 August 1897), p.1.
  3. The VFA Project.
  4. Football: Permits to Players, The Age, (Thursday, 18 April 1907), p.8.
  5. The Melbourne Football Team, The Leader, (Saturday, 6 June 1908), p.26.
  6. Footballers' Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 28 April 1910), p.5.
  7. Permits Granted: League: Clearances Granted, The Football Record, No.1, (27 April 1912), p.8.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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