John David Coles (7 September 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Richmond
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in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
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.
Richmond (VFL)
He played three matches for the Richmond First XVIII; 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.
Deaths: Coles, ''The Age'', (Monday, 30 July 1951), p.2.
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Notes
References
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
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External links
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Jack Coles
at ''The VFA Project''.
1886 births
1951 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Northcote Football Club players
Richmond Football Club players
People from Richmond, Victoria
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