Jim Marshall (Australian footballer)

Jim Marshall
Personal information
Full name James Charles Marshall
Date of birth (1882-01-16)16 January 1882
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 21 August 1950(1950-08-21) (aged 68)
Place of death Caulfield, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904 St Kilda (VFL) 1 (0)
1904 North Melbourne (VFA) 5 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Charles Marshall (16 January 1882 – 21 August 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Family

The son of George Grasby Marshall (1844-1883),[2] and Maria Anne Marshall (-1915), née Cooper, [3] James Charles Marshall was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on 16 January 1882.

He married Janet Eliza Tonkin (-1948) in 1916; they had three children.[4]

Football

St Kilda (VFL)

Recruited from South Melbourne Juniors, he played one match for the St Kilda First XVIII, against Melbourne, at the Junction Oval on 7 May 1904.[5]

North Melbourne (VFA)

Cleared from St Kilda in June 1904,[6] he played five matches for North Melbourne in the VFA.[7][8]

Death

He died at the Caulfield Convalescent Hospital on 21 August 1950.[9]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 553. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Deaths: Marshall, The Age, (Friday, 28 December 1883), p.1.
  3. ^ Deaths: Marshall, The Argus, (Saturday, 22 May 1915), p.13.
  4. ^ Deaths: Marshall, The Argus, (Thursday 2 December 1948), p.14.
  5. ^ St. Kilda's Finishing Rally, The Argus, (Monday, 9 May 1904), p.7.
  6. ^ Football, The Age, (Thursday, 16 June 1904), p.9.
  7. ^ North Melbourne v. West Melbourne, The North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Advertiser, (Friday, 24 June 1904), p.3.
  8. ^ The VFA Project: Marshall.
  9. ^ Deaths: Marshall, The Argus, (Tuesday 22 August 1950), p.14.
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