Jack Bennett | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Francis Jack Bennett | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Moonee Ponds, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 26 June 1975 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Brighton, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Auburn | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Half forward flank | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1933–1936 | Melbourne | 43 (28) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Francis Jack Bennett (21 February 1913 – 26 June 1975) [1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]
The son of Francis Alexander Bennett (1884-1956), [3] and Frances Theresa Bennett, née Grieves, [4] Francis Jack Bennett was born at Moonee Ponds, Victoria on 21 February 1913.
He married twice: to Marjory Frederica Forster (1914-1970) on 7 May 1938, [5] [6] and to Alice Eileen Gardner (1912-1990) on 6 March 1973.
He played with the Auburn Football Club in the Sub-District Football League.
He was granted a clearance from Auburn to Melbourne on 26 April 1933. [7] In his five seasons at Melboune he played in 43 senior games, and scored 28 goals: 1933 (6 games), 1934 (15 games, 7 goals), 1935 (12 games, 11 goals), and 1936 (10 games, 10 goals). [8] He played with the Melbourne Seconds for the entire 1937 season. [9] [10]
He died at Brighton, Victoria on 26 June 1975. [11]
Jack Bennett | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Francis Jack Bennett | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Moonee Ponds, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 26 June 1975 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Brighton, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Auburn | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Half forward flank | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1933–1936 | Melbourne | 43 (28) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Francis Jack Bennett (21 February 1913 – 26 June 1975) [1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]
The son of Francis Alexander Bennett (1884-1956), [3] and Frances Theresa Bennett, née Grieves, [4] Francis Jack Bennett was born at Moonee Ponds, Victoria on 21 February 1913.
He married twice: to Marjory Frederica Forster (1914-1970) on 7 May 1938, [5] [6] and to Alice Eileen Gardner (1912-1990) on 6 March 1973.
He played with the Auburn Football Club in the Sub-District Football League.
He was granted a clearance from Auburn to Melbourne on 26 April 1933. [7] In his five seasons at Melboune he played in 43 senior games, and scored 28 goals: 1933 (6 games), 1934 (15 games, 7 goals), 1935 (12 games, 11 goals), and 1936 (10 games, 10 goals). [8] He played with the Melbourne Seconds for the entire 1937 season. [9] [10]
He died at Brighton, Victoria on 26 June 1975. [11]