James Matthew George Dowdall (8 August 1867 – 29 April 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne, Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Jim Dowdall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dowdall in 1897 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Matthew George Dowdall | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1867 | ||
| Place of birth | Emerald Hill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 1945 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Emerald Hill / South Melbourne[1] | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897 | Collingwood | 6 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jim and his younger brother Harry both played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association, James from 1887. In 1892 they both tried to move to Collingwood. Jim was unsuccessful and instead played for Richmond.[citation needed] Jim finally made it to Collingwood in 1897 in the inaugural year of the Victorian Football League.
The son of James Dowdall and Isabella McGowan, Jim was, like brother Harry, small of stature and lightly built.
Dowdall played for the Excelsior Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1900.[2]
Newspaper reports of the time spell his name (and Harry's) variously as Dowdell/Dowdall. Dowdall is correct.
References edit
- ^ "Jim Dowdall". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "1900 - Football". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 19 May 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links edit
- Jim Dowdall's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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