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Jim Gregory (footballer)

Jim Gregory (13 February 1876 – 14 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jim Gregory
Gregory in 1901
Personal information
Full name James Grant Gregory
Date of birth (1876-02-13)13 February 1876
Place of birth Ballarat, Victoria
Date of death 14 May 1949(1949-05-14) (aged 73)
Place of death Malvern East, Victoria
Original team(s) Ballarat
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1896 Collingwood (VFA)   9 (4)
1897–01 Collingwood (VFL) 47 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family edit

The son of George Gregory (1839-1911),[2] and Christina Gregory (1846-1910), née Mcpherson,[3] James Grant Gregory was born at Ballarat, Victoria on 3 February 1876.

He married Honora "Nora" O'Connor (1874-1948), in Perth, Western Australia on 24 November 1905.[4]

 
Collingwood's 1896 VFA premiership team. Gregory is at far left of second row.

Siblings edit

There were a number of talented footballers among his brothers,[5] including:

  • John "Jack" Gregory, born "McPherson" (1864-1923), played in the VFA with Footscray.[6]
  • George James Wellington Gregory (1866–1907), played in the Ballarat competition.[6][7]
  • Charles Waterloo Gregory (1867–1939), played in the Ballarat competition.[6]
  • Colin Campbell Gregory (1874-1907), played in the VFA with St Kilda (1894),[8] and Footscray (1897 to 1901).[6][9]
  • Frederick Birchall Gregory (1878–1968), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6][10]
  • Duncan Alexander Gregory (1880–1964), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6][11]
  • Ernest Henry "Harry" Gregory (1882–1945), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6][12][13]
  • Alfred Compton Gregory (1884–1924), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6]
  • Arthur Colin Gregory (1886–1966), played in the VFA with West Melbourne, and with Footscray.[6][14]
  • Frank Gregory (1888–1951), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6]

Football edit

Collingwood (VFA) edit

Recruited from Ballarat, he played his first game for Collingwood, in its last VFA season, against Melbourne, at Victoria Park, on 13 June 1896.

He played as the resting forward pocket rover (kicking 1 goal) in the Collingwood premiership team that defeated South Melbourne, 6.9 (45) to 5.10 (40), in the 1896 Playoff Match, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 6 October 1896.[15][16][17]

Collingwood (VFL) edit

He played for Collingwood against St Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897 (kicking 1 goal) for Collingwood, in the team's first-ever game in the new VFL competition. He went on to play another 46 games for Collingwood (with another 16 goals) over five seasons (1897 to 1901).

Umpire edit

On his retirement he became an umpire; and, over four seasons (1908 to 1911) he was the boundary umpire for 31 VFL matches and 14 country matches.[18]

Death edit

He died at East Malvern, Victoria on 14 May 1949.[19]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 342.
  2. ^ Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Monday, 30 October 1911), p. 1.
  3. ^ Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Monday, 21 November 1910), p. 1.
  4. ^ Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Wednesday, 14 July 1948), p. 2.
  5. ^ Pollock, N., "10. Christian, known as Christina Gregory (nee McPherson) (1846-1910)", at McPherson, Neil Pollock Family History.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rohan, John M., "Gregory's Big Family in Game", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday 31 March 1934), p. 8.
  7. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria: Births Registration no.6550/1864; Deaths Registration no.1022/1923.
  8. ^ Pennings (2016), pp. 398-399.
  9. ^ Colin Gregory, at The VFA Project.
  10. ^ Frederick Birchall Gregory, at The VFA Project.
  11. ^ Duncan Alexander Gregory, at The VFA Project.
  12. ^ "Harry" Gregory, at The VFA Project.
  13. ^ "Gregory, Harry _WestM07", at The VFA Project.
  14. ^ Art Gregory, at The VFA Project.
  15. ^ Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.
  16. ^ Our Own Yesterdays, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 21 September 1935), p. 4.
  17. ^ Pennings (2016), pp. 148-150.
  18. ^ New player-umpire identified, AFL Umpires Association, 15 April 2014.
  19. ^ Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Monday, 16 May 1949), p. 2.

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.
  • Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing. ISBN 978-0-646-93604-8

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