Jim Gregory | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James Grant Gregory | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 1876 | ||
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 14 May 1949 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Malvern East, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Ballarat | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Rover | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1896 | Collingwood (VFA) | 9 (4) | |
1897–01 | Collingwood (VFL) | 47 (17) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jim Gregory (13 February 1876 – 14 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
The son of George Gregory (1839-1911), [2] and Christina Gregory (1846-1910), née Mcpherson, [3] James Grant Gregory was born at Ballarat, Victoria on 3 February 1876.
He married Honora "Nora" O'Connor (1874-1948), in Perth, Western Australia on 24 November 1905. [4]
There were a number of talented footballers among his brothers, [5] including:
Recruited from Ballarat, he played his first game for Collingwood, in its last VFA season, against Melbourne, at Victoria Park, on 13 June 1896.
He played as the resting forward pocket rover (kicking 1 goal) in the Collingwood premiership team that defeated South Melbourne, 6.9 (45) to 5.10 (40), in the 1896 Playoff Match, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 6 October 1896. [15] [16] [17]
He played for Collingwood against St Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897 (kicking 1 goal) for Collingwood, in the team's first-ever game in the new VFL competition. He went on to play another 46 games for Collingwood (with another 16 goals) over five seasons (1897 to 1901).
On his retirement he became an umpire; and, over four seasons (1908 to 1911) he was the boundary umpire for 31 VFL matches and 14 country matches. [18]
He died at East Malvern, Victoria on 14 May 1949. [19]
Jim Gregory | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James Grant Gregory | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 1876 | ||
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 14 May 1949 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Malvern East, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Ballarat | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Rover | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1896 | Collingwood (VFA) | 9 (4) | |
1897–01 | Collingwood (VFL) | 47 (17) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jim Gregory (13 February 1876 – 14 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
The son of George Gregory (1839-1911), [2] and Christina Gregory (1846-1910), née Mcpherson, [3] James Grant Gregory was born at Ballarat, Victoria on 3 February 1876.
He married Honora "Nora" O'Connor (1874-1948), in Perth, Western Australia on 24 November 1905. [4]
There were a number of talented footballers among his brothers, [5] including:
Recruited from Ballarat, he played his first game for Collingwood, in its last VFA season, against Melbourne, at Victoria Park, on 13 June 1896.
He played as the resting forward pocket rover (kicking 1 goal) in the Collingwood premiership team that defeated South Melbourne, 6.9 (45) to 5.10 (40), in the 1896 Playoff Match, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 6 October 1896. [15] [16] [17]
He played for Collingwood against St Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897 (kicking 1 goal) for Collingwood, in the team's first-ever game in the new VFL competition. He went on to play another 46 games for Collingwood (with another 16 goals) over five seasons (1897 to 1901).
On his retirement he became an umpire; and, over four seasons (1908 to 1911) he was the boundary umpire for 31 VFL matches and 14 country matches. [18]
He died at East Malvern, Victoria on 14 May 1949. [19]