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Peter Burns (footballer, Born 1866)
Peter Charles Burns (5 January 1866 – 11 October 1952) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of John Burns (1829–1897), and Martha Burns (1833–1914), née Harrison, Peter Charles Burns was born at Steiglitz, Victoria, on 5 January 1866. One of his brothers, Allen Burns, played for South Melbourne in the VFL. Peter Burns married Elizabeth Corbett (1867–1951) in South Melbourne on 18 April 1889. Football Burns was a tall ruckman and full-back who made his debut in 1881, aged 16 years, with Ballarat Imperial Football Club, Ballarat Imperials before transferring to powerful VFA club Sydney Swans, South Melbourne in 1885. South Melbourne (VFA) Burns played 126 games for South and played in four premierships before joining Geelong Football Club, Geelong in 1892. Geelong (VFA and VFL) In his last VFA game, in Round 20 of 1896, Burns played his 216 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballarat Imperial Football Club
The Ballarat Imperial Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the Ballarat Football League (BFL). The club was one of the most successful teams in the league, winning 17 premierships before it was dissolved in 1955. History The club was formed in the mid-1870s as the "Galatea Football Club" before becoming known as "Ballarat Imperial" in 1878 with the first practice match taking place on Saturday 4th May 1878. In 1882, Ballarat Imperial FC and City FC agreed to merge clubs and become known as the Ballarat City Imperial FC and retain the colours of Ballarat Imperial FC. During an 1883 Victorian football season, 1883 match against , Ballarat Imperial captain John Williams Mills was struck in the abdomen, but played out the remainder of the match. However, he died the following morning. In 1885, a second twenty (reserves) team was formed. The club was a provincial playing member of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1885 until 1888, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steiglitz, Victoria
Steiglitz is a locality in the Brisbane Ranges in Victoria. It is located west of the state capital, Melbourne, Australia. At the , the Steiglitz area had a population of 61. History The von Stieglitz family bought and settled the land on which Steiglitz now sits in 1835. They returned to Ireland in 1853, but retained ownership of the land, upon which gold was found the following year; it became the first auriferous quartz-mining site in Victoria. A settlement of gold-prospectors quickly developed, and took its (misspelled) name from the land's owners. The population reached 2000 by 1863, including roughly 220 Chinese immigrants. The easily-won gold had been worked out by the late 1870s, and many people moved away. The last gold mine closed in 1941 and, as of 2015, the population of the town site was just eight. The Steiglitz historic park was opened in 1976 with the intention of preserving Steiglitz as an example of an abandoned gold-mining town, and several historic building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Proudfoot
William Henry Proudfoot (11 June 1868 – 11 January 1931) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of James Proudfoot (1818–1902), and Isabella Proudfoot (1829–1904), née McLean, William Henry Proudfoot was born at Kilmore, Victoria on 11 June 1868. He married Evelyn Crewther (1875-1944), in Kyneton, Victoria on 3 October 1900. They had one child, a son, Stanley Gordon Proudfoot (1901-1936). Bill is the uncle of Collingwood player Norm Crewther, and the third great uncle of the former Federal Member for Dunkley and current State Member for Mornington, Chris Crewther MP. Football Collingwood (VFA) A solidly built fullback, Proudfoot was a member of Collingwood's inaugural (1892) VFA side. He played in the team's first VFA match, against Carlton, at Victoria Park, on 7 May 1892 he kicked the only goal of his extended VFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Pleass
George Victor "Mick" Pleass (12 November 1874 – 27 August 1925) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Essendon in the VFA and Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Pleass was a follower and played his early football at South Melbourne when they were in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He participated in their inaugural VFL match and remained with the club until 1904 when he crossed to Essendon, after his transfer to play for Boulder in the Western Australian Goldfields was refused. During his career he represented Victoria at interstate football on three occasions. A ruckman, Pleass briefly gave the game away in 1902 to become a field umpire but returned to South Melbourne after officiating in a couple of games. 1899 team of "champions" At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for ''The Argus'', Reginald Wilmot ("Old Boy"), selected a team of the best play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Colgan
Charles Edward Colgan (9 February 1878 – 25 July 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The youngest of the seven children of the tailor Patrick Colgan (1833–1911), and Margaret Colgan, née Dwyer (1841–1911), Charles Edward Colgan was born at Emerald Hill (now known as South Melbourne) on 9 February 1878. He married Mary Veronica Gilchrist (1882–1948) in 1903. They had three children; one of whom, a daughter (Veronica Margaret), died aged 3 months. Football South Melbourne (VFL) Originally with the West Melbourne football club, he was recruited from the local South Park Football Club on the basis of his performance in a (South Park) pre-season match. Colgan made his debut for South Melbourne against Carlton, at Princes Park, on 14 May 1898. 1899 team of "champions" At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy James
Edwin Ernest James (14 February 1874 – 16 September 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the years before and following the formation of the VFL. Football James started his career as a backman, playing a game at 15 after Geelong were short for players. He moved to the forward line in his return in 1892, and in 1895 finished with 24 goals to be equal third in the VFA goalkicking. In the inaugural VFL season in 1897, he kicked 22 goals in the home-and-away season to share the Leading Goalkicker Award with Jack Leith; incidentally, this is the lowest number of goals to have ever earned this award, and will likely hold this record in perpetuity due to the high-scoring nature of the modern game. His end-of-year tally of 27 goals (including finals) was also the most in the league for that year. He kicked a career-high seven goals in game against St Kilda in 1898. He again topped the VFL's goalkicking in 1899 with 31 goals, and he was rewarded wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jackson (Australian Footballer)
Bill 'Newhaven' Jackson (13 April 1874 – 11 September 1921) was an Australian cyclist and an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Jackson, who was nicknamed after a Melbourne Cup winning horse, came to Essendon from Ballarat Imperials. He played as a follower in the 1898 VFL Grand Final loss to Fitzroy but was also used as a forward during his career. Jackson injured his knee early in Essendon's 1900 semi final encounter with Melbourne and retired. He returned in the 1903 season as captain of St Kilda. 1899 team of "champions" At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for ''The Argus'', Reginald Wilmot ("Old Boy"), selected a team of the best players of the 1899 VFL competition: * Backs: Maurie Collins (Essendon), Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Peter Burns (Geelong). * Halfbacks: Pat Hickey (Fitzroy), George Davidson (South Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Howson
Herbert Howson (11 August 1872 – 8 May 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Harry Josiah Howson (1849-1923), and Margaritta Armstrong Howson (1848-1922), née Firman, Herbert Howson, widely known as "Bert", was born at Newstead, Victoria on 11 August 1872. His brother, Henry Josiah Howson (1872-1948), also played for South Melbourne in the VFL. He was the cousin of the world-famous soprano, Emma Howson 1844-1928). Football A wingman, Howson played with South Melbourne for four seasons in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) including the 1896 premiership match loss to Collingwood, in which he played on the wing before he joined their inaugural VFL side in 1897. He was part of the team's 1899 Grand Final one-point loss to Fitzroy. 1899 team of "champions" At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Drohan
Edward Patrick Drohan (17 July 1876 – 28 July 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming an umpire and a coach. Football Fitzroy (VFL) Drohan made his debut for Fitzroy in 1898 and played in their premiership side that year and the following season. In both Grand Finals he played on a wing, the position he occupied for most of his career. 1899 team of "champions" At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for ''The Argus'', Reginald Wilmot ("Old Boy"), selected a team of the best players of the 1899 VFL competition: * Backs: Maurie Collins (Essendon), Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Peter Burns (Geelong). * Halfbacks: Pat Hickey (Fitzroy), George Davidson (South Melbourne), Alf Wood (Melbourne). * Centres: Fred Leach (Collingwood), Firth McCallum (Geelong), Harry Wright (Essendon). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Pannam (footballer, Born 1874)
Charles Henry Pannam (2 October 1874 – 29 October 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League, Victorian Football Association (VFA) between 1894 and 1896 then in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1897 and 1906. He then played for the Richmond Football Club in the VFA in 1907 then in the VFL/AFL, VFL in 1908. He was senior coach of Richmond Football Club, Richmond in 1907 and 1912. Family The son of a Greeks, Greek immigrant father, Ioannis ("John") Pannam (1832–1899) and an Australians, Australian mother of Welsh people, Welsh descent, Anne Pannam (1841–1898), née Hughes, Charles Henry Pannam was born at Daylesford on 2 October 1874. His father's family name of Pannamopoulos had been shortened to Pannam when he emigrated from Greece to Australia in 1856. His father, John, had originally arrived in Newcastle, NSW in 1855, however, he was charged as a deserter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Wright (Australian Footballer)
Herbert Lovegrove Wright (13 April 1870 – 19 March 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and in the Victorian Football League (VFL) following its formation in 1897. Family The son of William Wright (1828-1878), and Louisa Sarah Wright (1832-1908), née Pennell, Herbert Lovegrove Wright was born at Ballarat East, Victoria, on 13 April 1870. Football Wright was extremely agile; in 1894, "Observer", the football correspondent for ''The Argus'', noted that, among the "clever gymnasts" in the Essendon team, "Wright their forward player, can kick a boxing-glove out of a man's hand, the holder standing on a chair, and holding it higher than his own head." Essendon (VFA) Recruited from the Ballarat Imperials Football Club in the Ballarat Football Association (BFA), Wright made his debut for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1894. He was part of the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firth McCallum
Firth William McCallum (27 December 1872 – 11 July 1910) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ... in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of James McCallum (1844-1888), and Ann Whitely McCallum (1843–1928), née Leake, later, Mrs. Richard West Beach, Firth William McCallum was born at Birregurra, Victoria on 27 December 1872. He married Jeanetta Gilmore "Nettie" Douglas (1877–1949), at Geelong, on 22 April 1903; they had three children. Football Geelong (VFA) Recruited by the VFA club, Geelong, from the Birregurra Football Club, he played in 12 matches for the team in 1893, 13 matches in 1894, 17 matches in 1895, and 15 matches in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
