Australian rules footballer
| Jack Southern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Southern | ||
| Date of birth | (1874-05-02)2 May 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 1919(1919-03-08) (aged 44) | ||
| Place of death | Ascot Vale, Victoria | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1899 | South Melbourne | 31 (3) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jack Southern (2 May 1874 – 8 March 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of John Southern (1844–1891), and Elizabeth Jane Southern (1847-1877), née Timpson, was born at Dunedin, New Zealand on 2 May 1874.
He married Katherine Parnell Whitty (1876–1953) on 9 August 1899.
Football
He played for two seasons — 1895 and 1896 — in South Melbourne's VFA team, including when he played on the wing in the play-off match against Collingwood, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 3 October 1896,
He made his debut for South Melbourne in the team's first match in the VFL competition against Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 8 May 1897.
Death
He died at Ascot Vale, Victoria on 8 March 1919.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 836.
- Funeral Notice: Southern, The (Perth) Inquirer and Commercial News, (Wednesday, 7 October 1891), p. 2.
- Marriages: Southern—Timpson, The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian, (Saturday, 11 July 1868), p. 2.
- Death: Southern, Nelson Evening Mail, (Monday, 22 October 1877), p.2.
- Births Deaths and Marriages New Zealand Births Registration No.1874/30424.
- Marriages: Southern—Whitty, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 September 1899), p. 9.
- South Melbourne outlast North Melbourne, The Argus, (Saturday, 25 May 1895), p. 8.
- A Great Day at South Melbourne, The Argus, (Monday, 1 July 1895), p. 6.
- The Success of High Marking, The Argus, (Monday, 18 May 1896), p. 6: note that his family name is mistakenly given as "Sothern".
- Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.
- Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.
- Our Own Yesterdays, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 21 September 1935), p. 4.
- "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 22, 654. 10 March 1919. p. 1.
- Crossed the Border, The (Emerald Hill) Record, 15 March 1919, p. 2.
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.
- 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
External links
- Jack Southern's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Southern at AustralianFootball.com
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