Jimmy Sheehan

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Jimmy Sheehan
Personal information
Full name James Joseph Sheehan
Date of birth(1884-04-03)3 April 1884
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 12 October 1939(1939-10-12) (aged 55)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria [1]
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1904 St Kilda 1 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Joseph Sheehan (3 April 1884 – 12 October 1939) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]

Australian rules football Contact sport invented in Melbourne

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.

St Kilda Football Club Australian rules football club

The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club plays in the Australian Football League, the sport's premier league.

Australian Football League Australian rules football competition

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Family Notices". The Age (26363). Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1939. p. 13.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 810. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
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