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Jimmy Sullivan (footballer)

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Jimmy Sullivan
Personal information
Full name James Andrew Sullivan
Date of birth 8 April 1896
Place of birth Maryborough
Date of death 1 May 1983(1983-05-01) (aged 87)
Place of death Brunswick West, Victoria
Original team(s) Williamstown juniors, Maryborough
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Position(s) Winger, half-forward flank
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1918–1925 Essendon 90 (20)
1925 Melbourne 06 0(0)
Total 96 (20)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1920, 1923 Victoria 2
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1923.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Andrew Sullivan (8 April 1896 – 1 May 1983)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Sullivan was one of the small players in the Essendon team of the 1920s which earned them the nickname "mosquito fleet". A wingman of considerable pace, he vice captained Essendon in 1923 but was not selected in premiership side that year. He did however become a premiership player the following season in the league's new round robin finals format before finishing his career with a stint at Melbourne.

References

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  1. ^ "Past Player Profiles – S (Sullivan, James A)". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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