Jim Lynch (Australian footballer)
Jim Lynch (25 October 1883 – 15 June 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Jim Lynch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Lynch | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1883 | ||
| Date of death | 15 June 1919 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Stockton, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Collingwood Trades[1] | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | Fitzroy | 8 (0) | |
| 1910 | South Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 9 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
He married Jessie McWilliam in 1914.
Football
Fitzroy (VFL)
Recruited by Fitzroy from the Collingwood Trades Football Club in 1909, as a wing and rover — he had been the captain of Collingwood Trades in 1908.[3]
South Melbourne (VFL)
He was cleared from Fitzroy to South Melbourne on 4 May 1910.[4]
Death
He died of "pneumonic influenza" at Stockton, New South Wales on 15 June 1919.[5][6]
Notes
- "THE PLAY AND THE PLAYERS". The Herald (10, 460). Victoria, Australia. 30 April 1909. p. 2.
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.533.
- The Play and the Players, The Herald, (Friday 30 April 1909), p.3.
- Football, The Age, (Thursday, 5 May 1910), p.10.
- Deaths: Lynch, The Age, (Saturday, 21 June 1919), p.5.
- Stockton, The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, (Tuesday, 17 Jun 1919), p.3.
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.
- The Fitzroy Team (photograph), The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 15 May 1909), p.26.
External links
- Jim Lynch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jim Lynch at AustralianFootball.com
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