James Darcy (29 January 1875 – 3 October 1932) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL).

Family

James Darcy was born on 29 January 1875.

Football

Recruited from West Melbourne Juniors, and playing on the half-back flank, 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, Tod Collins, Jim Darcy, Charlie Forbes, Johnny Graham,

Joe Groves Joe "Corker" Groves (18 May 1874 – 3 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A smart winger whose tact overpowered other players, he played in Essendon's ...

, George Hastings,

Ted Kinnear Edward Hore Kinnear (27 October 1874 – 3 March 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of George Steemson Kinnear (1825-1902), and his second ...

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Pat O'Loughlin Patrick Joseph O'Loughlin (29 October 1873 – 14 August 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In the first year of competition, 1897, he became one of the cl ...

Gus Officer Augustus Percy "Gus" Officer (15 September 1875 – 25 February 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league ...

Ned Officer Edward Albert Officer (29 March 1869 – 10 June 1927) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL). In his first four sea ...

Bert Salkeld Albert Ernest Salkeld (24 May 1876 – 26 May 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Robert Salkeld (1833-1897), and Annie Salkeld (1837-1919 ...

George Stuckey George Stuckey (6 July 1871 – 15 March 1932) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and captained the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Stuckey played as both a wingman and half back during ...

, George Vautin,

Norman Waugh Norman James "Norm" Waugh (10 May 1874 – 6 August 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In the first year of competition, he became one of the club's and lea ...

, and Harry Wright.Maplestone (1996), p.50.

Death

He died on 3 October 1932.

Notes

References

* * Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.

External links

* * 1875 births 1932 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub