Tommy O'Day
| Tommy O'Day | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas O'Day | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | North Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 2 September 1905 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Hotham West, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | North Melbourne | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 1898, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at Princes Park | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1893–96 | North Melbourne (VFA) | 56 (13) | |
| 1896–97 | Fremantle (WAFA) | ||
| 1898 | Carlton | 13 (8) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thomas O'Day[1] (8 October 1873 – 2 September 1905) was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He then played for Fremantle in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA), and then for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Football
[edit]O'Day made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 1 of the 1898 season. He was only with Carlton for the single season, playing 13 games and kicking 8 goals. The 8 goals he kicked made him the club's leading goal-kicker for that year -- the lowest leading goal tally in the club's history.
Death
[edit]O'Day died on 2 September 1905 from heart failure after having been ill for several months.[3] He is buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery.[4]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Usually given as O'Dea during his playing career,
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.667.
- ^ "OBITUARY". North Melbourne Courier And West Melbourne Advertiser. Vol. IX, no. 507. Victoria, Australia. 8 September 1905. p. 2.
- ^ "Thomas O'Day". Find a Grave.
References
[edit]- 'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", The Leader, (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
External links
[edit]- Tommy O'Day's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tommy O'Day at AustralianFootball.com
- WAFL Footy Facts: Thomas O'Day
- Blueseum: Tommy O'Day
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