John McCashney (footballer, born 1932)

John McCashney
Personal information
Full name John Thomas McCashney
Date of birth (1932-05-31)31 May 1932
Place of birth Trentham, Victoria
Original team(s) Trentham
Height / weight 171cm / 73 kg
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1953–54 Hawthorn 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Thomas "Jack" McCashney (born 31 May 1932) is an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

McCashney was born in Trentham, Victoria, the fourth child of Thomas McCashney and Bessie Marshall Hodgkins. He is the nephew of John, Frank and Jim McCashney and commenced his football career playing with the Trentham and Kyneton Football Clubs. He made his debut for Hawthorn in 1953 but struggled to gain a place in the side, mostly playing in the reserves during his two seasons at the club.

He married Marie Norma Foster in 1960 and they had four children. They lived in Ballarat before retiring to live in Echuca.

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.


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