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Jack Coles (footballer)

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Jack Coles
Personal information
Full name John David Coles
Date of birth (1886-09-07)7 September 1886
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 29 July 1951(1951-07-29) (aged 64)
Place of death Kew, Victoria
Original team(s) Collingwood Juniors
Position(s) half-forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908, 1910, 1912 Northcote (VFA) 22 (2)
1909 Richmond (VFL)   3 (2)
Total 25 (4)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1912 Victoria (VFA) 2
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John David Coles (7 September 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of John Joseph Coles (1855-), and Margaret Coles, née Irvine, John David Coles was born at Richmond, Victoria on 7 September 1886.

He married Olive Victoria Lavinia Queenie Black (1889-1976) in 1908.

Football

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Northcote (VFA)

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He played for the Northcote Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1908 (2 matches), 1910 (3 matches), in 1912 (17 matches), and also played two matches for a VFA representative team in 1912.[2][3][4]

Richmond (VFL)

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He played three matches for the Richmond First XVIII;[5] the first against Collingwood on 24 July 1909, and the last against South Melbourne on 14 August 1909.

Death

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He died (suddenly) at his residence at Kew, Victoria on 29 July 1951.[6]

Notes

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References

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  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • 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.
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