Jimmy Palmer (footballer)

Jimmy Palmer
Personal information
Full name James Ernest Palmer
Date of birth (1877-12-19)19 December 1877
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 3 February 1947(1947-02-03) (aged 69)
Place of death Sunbury, Victoria
Original team(s) Newtown
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897, 1899–1902 Geelong 53 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Ernest Palmer (19 December 1877 – 3 February 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of John Charles Palmer (1852-1945),[2] and Elizabeth Levesque Palmer (1855-1901),[3] née Dickson, James Ernest Palmer was born on 19 December 1877.

Death

He died on 3 February 1947.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 684. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Deaths: Palmer, The Argus, (Wednesday, 5 December 1945), p.13.
  3. ^ Deaths: Palmer, The Age, (Saturday, 7 December 1901), p.5.
  4. ^ Deaths: Palmer, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 February 1947), p.7.


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