Cyril George Gove (10 January 1890 – 28 August 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Cyril Gove | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cyril George Gove | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 August 1973 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Deniliquin, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Collegians | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wingman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913–15, 1918 | Essendon | 28 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Julius Gove (1854–1922),[1] and Catherine Gove (1860–1923),[2] née Blyth, Cyril George Gove was born on 10 January 1890. He married Olga Macaw (1907–1984) on 27 October 1932.[3]
Football edit
Gove, from St Thomas' Grammar School, Essendon, played his early football for the Collegians.[4] A wiry wingman, he played 16 games in the 1914 VFL season and was chosen to represent the VFL in the Sydney Carnival.
Amateur jockey edit
- April, 1914
In April 1914, Gove rode five winners at the Southern Riverina Turf Club Picnic Meeting in Deniliquin.[5][6][7]
- 29 May 1915
At 2:00PM on Saturday 29 May 1915, Gove rode the racehorse Menthe into third place in the Springbank Corinthian Handicap, a race for amateur riders,[8] at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Immediately the race was over, he caught a fast cab down Mount Alexander Road, Melbourne to the East Melbourne Cricket Ground,[9] and by 3:00PM he was playing for Essendon (and was one of its best players)[10] in its round 6 match against South Melbourne.[11][12]
Death edit
He died in Deniliquin, New South Wales on 28 August 1973,[13] aged 83.
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ Deaths: Gove, The Argus, (Monday, 10 April 1922) p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Gove, The Argus, (Wednesday, 31 January 1923), p.1.
- ^ About People, The (Deniliquin) Independent, (Friday, 28 October 1932), p.2.
- ^ "Cyril Gove". AFL Tables.
- ^ "1914 – Southern Riverina Turf Club Picnic Meeting". The Journal. Adelaide. 8 May 1914. p. 1. Retrieved 11 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1914 – Southern Riverina Turf Club Picnic Races". The Australasian. 2 May 1914. p. 60. Retrieved 11 June 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1914 – Southern Riverina Turf Club Picnic Race Meeting results". The Independent. Deniliquin. 1 May 1914. p. 4.
- ^ Goodwood, "Notes and Chat", The Argus, (Saturday, 29 May 1915), p.22, col.A.
- ^ Ross (1996), p.87.
- ^ Saturday's Sport, The Age, (Monday, 31 May 1915), p.12.
- ^ Saturday’s Matches: Some Close Finishes: Notes by Observer, The Argus, (Monday, 31 May 1915), p.6. col.A.
- ^ Champion Tobacco "Sportettes", The Canberra Times, (Friday, 23 July 1954), p.8, col.A.
- ^ Deaths: Gove, The Age, (Thursday, 30 August 1973), p.22.
References edit
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
External links edit
- Cyril Gove's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Cyril Gove at AustralianFootball.com
- Cyril's historic 'triathlon': A jockey, footballer and boxer all in one day
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