James Alfred Thurgood (21 June 1876 – 31 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Jimmy Thurgood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Alfred Thurgood | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Hotham, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 July 1946 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Malvern, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Essendon District | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897 | Essendon | 3 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of James Thurgood (1841-1923),[2] and Elizabeth Thurgood (1844-1894), née Weir,[3] James Alfred Thurgood was born in Hotham, now known as North Melbourne, Victoria on 21 June 1876.
He was the cousin of Essendon great Albert Thurgood.[4]
Football edit
He made his debut for Essendon in the match against Fitzroy on 29 May 1897. He scored two goals, one of which "[was] a magnificent long angled shot, which fairly staggered the spectators".[7][8] His cousin, Albert Thurgood, who also played for Essendon, was described as the “first icon of football”.[9]
Death edit
He died at Malvern, Victoria on 31 July 1946.[10]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.884.
- ^ Deaths: Thurgood, (Monday, 5 February 1923), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Thurgood, The Age, (Thursday, 1 November 1894), p.1.
- ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". The Australasian. Vol. LXII, no. 1627. Victoria, Australia. 5 June 1897. p. 19.
- ^ Marriages: Thurgood—Dalkin, (Saturday, 16 May 1908), p.13.
- ^ Deaths: Thurgood, The Age, (Friday, 10 July 1959), p.15.
- ^ 'Follower', "The Football Season: A Day of Surprises: The League Matches", The Age, (Monday, 31 May 1897), p.6.
- ^ "Young Thurgood, a cousin to Essendon's departed marksman, sustained the credit of the family name by kicking a brace of goals, one of them a singularly brilliant effort for a considerable distance, and at a very difficult angle": Markwell, "Football Notes", The Australasian, (Saturday, 5 June 1897), p.19.
- ^ ”Albert Thurgood: The Champion of Champions,” AFL Record, 17 September, 2010, pp 38-42
- ^ Deaths: Thurgood, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 August 1946), p.15.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- 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
- Jimmy Thurgood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jimmy Thurgood at AustralianFootball.com
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