Syd James
| Syd James | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sydney Victor Austin James | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Glanville, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 3 August 1966 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Canterbury, Victoria | ||
| Original team | West Torrens | ||
| Height/Weight | 183cm / 78 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1923 1925 Total | South Melbourne Hawthorn | 8 (3) 2 (0) 10 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1925 season. | |||
Sydney Victor Austin James (26 October 1895 – 3 August 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
James was born in Glanville, South Australia and was the eldest son of Thomas William James and Rachel Hall. He commenced his football career playing in Adelaide with the Glenelg Football Club before transferring to West Torrens.[2] He then moved to Victoria and made his debut for South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1923 VFL season. After an injury affected season in which he made eight appearances, James accepted an offer to coach the Cananore Football Club in Tasmania in 1924.[3]
In 1925 he returned to Victoria and played with Hawthorn in their first season of VFL football. He made only two appearances before retiring at the age of 29.
He married Emily Eugenia Hodgson in 1924 and they lived in Melbourne until his death in August 1966.
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "GLENELG'S CONTINGENT.". The Mail (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 11 February 1922. p. 3.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL. CANANORE'S NEW COACH.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 3 April 1924. p. 11.
External links
- Syd James's statistics from AFL Tables