Athol Tymms

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Athol Tymms
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Personal information
Birth February 21, 1886(1886-02-21), Essendon, Victoria
Recruited from
Death 1949, Armadale, Victoria
Playing career¹
Debut 1949, Essendon vs. , at
Team(s) Essendon (1905)

3 games, 1 goal

University (1908-1911, 1913)

60 games, 29 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights

Athol Stanley Mortimer Tymms (February 21, 18861949) was a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

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[edit] Football career

[edit] Essendon career

Tymms attended Melbourne Grammar and debuted with the Essendon Football Club in 1905. Born in Essendon, he played 3 games for the club.

[edit] University career

After two seasons out of the VFL, he returned to the league by moving to University for the 1908 season, going on to play 60 games with the club until 1913.

[edit] Post-playing career

After the 1913 season Tymms retired to focus on his career as a doctor. He died in Armadale in 1949 at the age of 63.