Jimmy Thurgood | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James Alfred Thurgood | ||
Date of birth | 21 June 1876 | ||
Place of birth | Hotham, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 31 July 1946 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Malvern, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Essendon District | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1897 | Essendon | 3 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
James Alfred Thurgood (21 June 1876 – 31 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
The son of James Thurgood (1841-1923), [2] and Elizabeth Thurgood (1844-1894), née Weir, [3] James Alfred Thurgood was born in Hotham, now known as North Melbourne, Victoria on 21 June 1876.
He was the cousin of Essendon great Albert Thurgood. [4]
He married Ethel Dalkin (1876-1959) on 16 April 1908. [5] [6]
He made his debut for Essendon in the match against Fitzroy on 29 May 1897. He scored two goals, one of which "[was] a magnificent long angled shot, which fairly staggered the spectators". [7] [8] His cousin, Albert Thurgood, who also played for Essendon, was described as the “first icon of football”. [9]
He died at Malvern, Victoria on 31 July 1946. [10]
Jimmy Thurgood | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James Alfred Thurgood | ||
Date of birth | 21 June 1876 | ||
Place of birth | Hotham, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 31 July 1946 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Malvern, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Essendon District | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1897 | Essendon | 3 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
James Alfred Thurgood (21 June 1876 – 31 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
The son of James Thurgood (1841-1923), [2] and Elizabeth Thurgood (1844-1894), née Weir, [3] James Alfred Thurgood was born in Hotham, now known as North Melbourne, Victoria on 21 June 1876.
He was the cousin of Essendon great Albert Thurgood. [4]
He married Ethel Dalkin (1876-1959) on 16 April 1908. [5] [6]
He made his debut for Essendon in the match against Fitzroy on 29 May 1897. He scored two goals, one of which "[was] a magnificent long angled shot, which fairly staggered the spectators". [7] [8] His cousin, Albert Thurgood, who also played for Essendon, was described as the “first icon of football”. [9]
He died at Malvern, Victoria on 31 July 1946. [10]