Jim Anderson (17 November 1869 – 13 September 1947) was an

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er who played for the

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in the

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(VFL).

Family

The son of John Stewart Anderson (1846-1918), and Rebecca Irene Anderson (1835-1915), née Oswald, née Tyrer, James Anderson was born at Sandford, near

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on 17 November 1869. He married Phoebe Faull Rodda (1871-1955) on 30 September 1896.

Football

Essendon (VFA)

Recruited from

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, then situated in East Melbourne, Anderson, a defender, played in three successive premiership teams in 1892-1894 during his time with Essendon in the VFA. In his debut match, playing against North Melbourne in the first home-and-away match for the 1892 season, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 7 May 1892, it was noted that "Anderson, a Scotch College follower, played remarkably well", and that he was "a very promising follower" (especially significant given that the experienced follower,

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, in the second of his six seasons with Essendon, was unable to play in that match due to illness).

Essendon (VFL)

Playing at cente half-back, he was one of the 20 who played for Essendon in its first VFL match against Geelong, at Corio Oval, on 8 May 1897: Jim Anderson, Edward "Son" Barry, Arthur Cleghorn,

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. He was also a member of VFL premiership team in

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(there was no Grand Final in 1897) and in the 1901 team that beat Collingwood in the Grand Final. In 1903 and for part of 1904, he was club captain, and he twice represented Victoria at interstate football. He played a total of 201 VFA and VFL games over 14 seasons, becoming the first Essendon player to play 200 games, with his games total being the club record until it was broken by Dick Reynolds in Round 8, 1945.

Horsham (WFA)

In 1906 he became the captain-coach of the

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in the Wimmera Football Association. He was still playing at the age of 43.

Death

He died at

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on 13 September 1947.Deaths: Anderson, ''The Argus'', (Monday, 15 September 1947), p.31.
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Notes

References

'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", ''The Leader'', (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.

External links

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Jim Anderson, at ''Boyles Football Photos''.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Jim 1869 births 1947 deaths Essendon Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players Essendon Football Club Premiership players