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Jim Gregory (footballer)

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Jim Gregory
Gregory in 1901
Personal information
Full name James Grant Gregory
Date of birth (1876-02-13)13 February 1876
Place of birth Ballarat, Victoria
Date of death 14 May 1949(1949-05-14) (aged 73)
Place of death Malvern East, Victoria
Original team(s) Ballarat
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1896 Collingwood (VFA)   9 (4)
1897–01 Collingwood (VFL) 47 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jim Gregory (13 February 1876 – 14 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of George Gregory (1839-1911),[2] and Christina Gregory (1846-1910), née Mcpherson,[3] James Grant Gregory was born at Ballarat, Victoria on 3 February 1876.

He married Honora "Nora" O'Connor (1874-1948), in Perth, Western Australia on 24 November 1905.[4]

Collingwood's 1896 VFA premiership team. Gregory is at far left of second row.

Siblings

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There were a number of talented footballers among his brothers,[5] including:

  • John "Jack" Gregory, born "McPherson" (1864-1923), played in the VFA with Footscray.[6]
  • George James Wellington Gregory (1866–1907), played in the Ballarat competition.[6][7]
  • Charles Waterloo Gregory (1867–1939), played in the Ballarat competition.[6]
  • Colin Campbell Gregory (1874-1907), played in the VFA with St Kilda (1894),[8] and Footscray (1897 to 1901).[6][9]
  • Frederick Birchall Gregory (1878–1968), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6][10]
  • Duncan Alexander Gregory (1880–1964), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6][11]
  • Ernest Henry "Harry" Gregory (1882–1945), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6][12][13]
  • Alfred Compton Gregory (1884–1924), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6]
  • Arthur Colin Gregory (1886–1966), played in the VFA with West Melbourne, and with Footscray.[6][14]
  • Frank Gregory (1888–1951), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.[6]

Football

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Collingwood (VFA)

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Recruited from Ballarat, he played his first game for Collingwood, in its last VFA season, against Melbourne, at Victoria Park, on 13 June 1896.

He played as the resting forward pocket rover (kicking 1 goal) in the Collingwood premiership team that defeated South Melbourne, 6.9 (45) to 5.10 (40), in the 1896 Playoff Match, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 6 October 1896.[15][16][17]

Collingwood (VFL)

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He played for Collingwood against St Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897 (kicking 1 goal) for Collingwood, in the team's first-ever game in the new VFL competition. He went on to play another 46 games for Collingwood (with another 16 goals) over five seasons (1897 to 1901).

Umpire

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On his retirement he became an umpire; and, over four seasons (1908 to 1911) he was the boundary umpire for 31 VFL matches and 14 country matches.[18]

Death

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He died at East Malvern, Victoria on 14 May 1949.[19]

Notes

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References

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  • 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
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