Jim Anderson (17 November 1869 – 13 September 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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 Cigarette card of Anderson in 1905 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Casterton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 September 1947 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Horsham, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Scotch College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1892–1896 | Essendon (VFA) | 65 (7) | |
| 1897–1905 | Essendon (VFL) | 136 (13) | |
| Total | 201 (20) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of John Stewart Anderson (1846-1918),[1][2] and Rebecca Irene Anderson (1835-1915), née Oswald, née Tyrer,[3][4] James Anderson was born at Sandford, near Casterton, Victoria on 17 November 1869.[5]
He married Phoebe Faull Rodda (1871-1955) on 30 September 1896.[6][7]
Football edit
Essendon (VFA) edit
Recruited from Scotch College, Melbourne,[8] 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",[9] and that he was "a very promising follower" (especially significant given that the experienced follower, Fred Ball, in the second of his six seasons with Essendon, was unable to play in that match due to illness).[10]
Essendon (VFL) edit
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, Tod Collins, Jim Darcy, Charlie Forbes, Johnny Graham, Joe Groves, George Hastings, Ted Kinnear, George Martin, Bob McCormick, Pat O'Loughlin, Gus Officer, Ned Officer, Bert Salkeld, George Stuckey, George Vautin, Norman Waugh, and Harry Wright.[11]
He was also a member of VFL premiership team in 1897 (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,[12] 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) edit
In 1906 he became the captain-coach of the Horsham Football Club in the Wimmera Football Association. He was still playing at the age of 43.[13]
Death edit
He died at Horsham, Victoria on 13 September 1947.[14]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Sandford, The Casterton News and the Merino and Sandford Record, (Thursday, 29 August 1918), p.2.
- ^ Mr. J.S. Anderson: A Personal Sketch, The Casterton Free Press, (Thursday, 5 September 1918), p.4.
- ^ Death: Anderson, The Horsham Times, (Tuesday, 26 October 1915), p.5.
- ^ Obituary: Mrs. J. S. Anderson, The Horsham Times, (Tuesday, 26 October 1915), p.6.
- ^ AustralianFootball.com.
- ^ Wedding's (sic), The Coburg Leader, (Saturday, 3 October 1896), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Anderson, The Argus, (Saturday, 24 September 1955), p.14.
- ^ Maplestone (1996), p.37.
- ^ Opening of the Football Season: The Premiers Start Well: Essendon v. North Melbourne, The Age, (Monday, 9 May 1892), p.5.
- ^ 'Markwell', "Football Notes", The Australasian, (Saturday, 14 May 1892), p.18.
- ^ Maplestone (1996), p.50.
- ^ Maplestone (1996), p.437-448.
- ^ Notes and Comments, The Horsham Times, (Friday, 29 August 1913), p.6.
- ^ Deaths: Anderson, The Argus, (Monday, 15 September 1947), p.31.
References edit
- '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. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
External links edit
- Jim Anderson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jim Anderson at AustralianFootball.com
- Jim Anderson, at Boyles Football Photos.