Jack Coles (athlete)

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]

This article is about the Australian athlete. For the British musician, see Jack Coles (musician). For the Canadian publisher and businessman, see Jack Isadore Cole (businessman).

Jack Coles
Personal information
Full name John David Coles
Date of birth (1886-09-07)7 September 1886
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 29 July 1951(1951-07-29) (aged 64)
Place of death Kew, Victoria
Original team(s) Collingwood Juniors
Position(s) half-forard
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

Family

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

Northcote (VFA)

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)

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

He died (suddenly) at his residence at Kew, Victoria on 29 July 1951.[6]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.164.
  2. The VFA Project.
  3. Interstate Football, The Barrier Miner, (Monday, 1 July 1912), p.6.
  4. Interstate Football, The Barrier Miner, (Thursday, 4 July 1912), p.8.
  5. Hogan (1996), p.43.
  6. Deaths: Coles, The Age, (Monday, 30 July 1951), p.2.

References
  • 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.
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