Jack Coles (footballer)
| Jack Coles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John David Coles | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 July 1951 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Kew, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Collingwood Juniors | ||
| Position(s) | half-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908, 1910, 1912 | Northcote (VFA) | 22 (2) | |
| 1909 | Richmond (VFL) | 3 (2) | |
| Total | 25 (4) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912 | Victoria (VFA) | 2 | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John David Coles (7 September 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of John Joseph Coles (1855-), and Margaret Coles, née Irvine, John David Coles was born at Richmond, Victoria on 7 September 1886.
He married Olive Victoria Lavinia Queenie Black (1889-1976) in 1908.
Football[edit]
Northcote (VFA)[edit]
He played for the Northcote Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1908 (2 matches), 1910 (3 matches), in 1912 (17 matches), and also played two matches for a VFA representative team in 1912.[2][3][4]
Richmond (VFL)[edit]
He played three matches for the Richmond First XVIII;[5] the first against Collingwood on 24 July 1909, and the last against South Melbourne on 14 August 1909.
Death[edit]
He died (suddenly) at his residence at Kew, Victoria on 29 July 1951.[6]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.164.
- ^ The VFA Project.
- ^ Interstate Football, The Barrier Miner, (Monday, 1 July 1912), p.6.
- ^ Interstate Football, The Barrier Miner, (Thursday, 4 July 1912), p.8.
- ^ Hogan (1996), p.43.
- ^ Deaths: Coles, The Age, (Monday, 30 July 1951), p.2.
References[edit]
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- 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.
External links[edit]
- Jack Coles's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Coles at AustralianFootball.com
- Jack Coles, at The VFA Project.
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