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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Tommy Kinman
Personal information
Full name Thomas Samuel Kinman
Date of birth (1875-07-13)13 July 1875
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 22 November 1941(1941-11-22) (aged 66)
Place of death East Brunswick, Victoria
Original team(s) Cumberland
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898 Carlton (VFL)   1 (1)
1899, 1901-2 North Melbourne (VFA) 22 (24)
1903 Preston (VFA)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tommy Kinman (13 July 1875 – 22 November 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Richard Kinman (1844-1921), and Sophia Kinman (1849-1909), née Haselam, Thomas Samuel Kinman was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 13 July 1875.

He married Catherine McIlwaine (1878–1948), at St Peter's Church, Eastern Hill, on 12 July 1905. They had three children; one of whom died as an infant.

Football

Carlton (VFL)

He played in two matches for the Carlton First XVII, at full-forward: against Geelong, at Princes Park, on 28 May 1898 (he kicked one goal), and against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 4 June 1898, in which Carlton's 6 behinds to Collingwood's 6 goals 12 behinds, represents Carlton's lowest-ever score on record.

On 21 June 1898, he was cleared from Carlton to the West Melbourne Football Club.

North Melbourne (VFA)

He played in 22 games, scoring 24 goals, for the North Melbourne Football Club in the VFA over three seasons: 1899, 1901, and 1902.

Preston (VFA)

On 1 July 1903 he was cleared from North Melbourne to the Preston Football Club.

Boxing

On 15 October 1895 he fought the (undefeated) bantamweight champion, Michael "Micko" Walsh, and lost, in the fifth round, by a knockout.

Death

He died at his residence in East Brunswick, Victoria on 22 November 1941.

Notes

  1. Holmesby & Main (2009), p. 456.
  2. Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Wednesday, 9 November 1921), p. 1.
  3. Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Saturday, 3 April 1909), p. 5.
  4. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration No.17777/1875.
  5. Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Monday, 19 July 1948), p. 2.
  6. Exciting Finish at Carlton, The Argus, (Monday, 30 May 1898), p. 6.
  7. Round 4, 1898, Blueseum.
  8. Round 5, 1898, Blueseum.
  9. A Rough Game at Fitzroy, The Argus, (Monday, 13 June 1898), p. 7.
  10. Football, The Argus, (Wednesday, 22 June 1898), p. 6.
  11. Football, The Age, (Thursday, 2 July 1903), p. 8.
  12. Preston v. Williamstown: The Teams, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 18 July 1903), p.4.
  13. Fighting for Life: Boxer on Sick Bed: Former Ring Idol, The (Adelaide) Mail, (Saturday, 19 April 1930), p. 3.
  14. Last Night at Tattersall's: Lindsay Gets Verdict over Cossan, While Walsh Outs Kinman, The Sportsman, (Tuesday, 15 October 1895), p. 2.
  15. Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Monday, 24 November 1941), p. 1.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.

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