John Alexander Fincher (27 November 1904 – 4 October 1970) was an
Australian rules footballer who played for
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
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and
Footscray in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
One of the nine children (six boys and three girls) of George Francis Fincher (1865–1959), and Margaret Lawrence Fincher (c.1866–1956), née Nicoll, John Alexander Fincher was born in
Lauriston, Victoria
Lauriston is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the Coliban River, in a gully west of Kyneton. The Lauriston Reservoir, (which serves Kyneton), is south east of the town.
At the , Lauriston had a population of 236.
Lauri ...
on 27 November 1904.
His elder brother
Charlie played at South Melbourne, and was killed in the very first landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.
Football
Fincher was unlucky not to play in a premiership side while at Richmond, appearing in three successive losing Grand Finals from 1927, his debut season. A rover, he kicked 23 goals in 1928. He crossed to Footscray in 1931, a year before Richmond broke through for their premiership.
Death
He died at
Mount Beauty, Victoria
Mount Beauty is a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town lies alongside the Kiewa River, at the junction of the Kiewa Valley Highway and Bogong High Plains Road in the Alpine Shire local government area.
History
The town was ...
on 4 October 1970.
Deaths: Fincher
''The Age'', Monday, 5 October 1970, p.17
Footnotes
References
* Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
External links
*
*
Jack Finscher
at ''Boyles Football Photos''.
1904 births
Richmond Football Club players
Western Bulldogs players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
1970 deaths
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