Sidney Mellor Sykes (28 February 1882 – 19 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Sydney Sykes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sidney Mellor Sykes | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 August 1949 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Prahran | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905–06 | South Melbourne | 7 (5) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He also played for Victorian Football Association club Prahran, notably kicking 12.5 of his team's total of 12.17 in its match against North Melbourne, at Toorak Park, on 24 August 1907.[2][3]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.863.
- ^ Fiddian (2004), p.70.
- ^ Prahran (12.17 beat North Melbourne (6.7): Goal Kicking Extraordinary, The Age, (Monday, 26 August 1907), p.11.
References
edit- Fiddian, Marc (2004); The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877–1995, Melbourne: Marc Fiddian.
- 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.
External links
edit- Sydney Sykes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Sydney Sykes at AustralianFootball.com
- Sid (sic) Sykes, at The VFA Prolject.
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