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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Dave Currie
Personal information
Full name David William Thomson Currie
Date of birth (1876-05-19)19 May 1876
Place of birth Hotham, Victoria
Date of death 20 April 1912(1912-04-20) (aged 35)
Place of death Ascot Vale, Victoria
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898 Essendon 1 (1)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dave Currie (19 May 1876 – 20 April 1912) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of William Currie (d.1923), and Mary Currie (d.1876), née McPherson, David William Thomson Currie was born at Hotham, Victoria, now known as North Melbourne, on 19 May 1876.

Football

North Melbourne (VFA)

Cleared from Melbourne to North Melbourne on 2 May 1895, He played with North Melbourne for three seasons: 1895 to 1897.

Death

He died at Ascot Vale, Victoria on 20 April 1912.

Notes

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 201.
  2. Deaths: Currie, The Argus, (Wednesday, 12 September 1923), p.1.
  3. Deaths: Currie, The Argus, (Tuesday, 4 July 1876), p. 1.
  4. Football, The Argus, (Friday, 3 May 1895), p. 3.
  5. Demonwiki.
  6. Football: North Melbourne v. Geelong, The North Melbourne Gazette, (Friday, 10 May 1895), p. 3.
  7. Deaths: Currie, The Argus, (Monday, 22 April 1912), p. 1.
  8. Judicial and Law Notices: David William Thomson Currie, The Argus, (Friday, 26 April 1912), p. 10.

References

  • 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

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