Jack Bidgood
| Jack Bidgood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Arnold Bidgood | ||
| Born |
30 May 1902 Mornington, Victoria | ||
| Died |
9 September 1975 (aged 73) Mornington, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Mornington | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925 | St Kilda | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Arnold Bidgood (30 May 1902 – 9 September 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of George Bidgood (1861-1936), and Margaret Bidgood (1865-1940), née Patterson, John Arnold Bidgood was born at Mornington, Victoria on 30 May 1902.
He married Ethel Gibson (1902-1992) in 1928.
Football
Mornington (PFA)
He played for the Mornington Football Club in the Peninsula Football Association from, at least, 1920, until, at least, 1927.
He was part of Mornington's 1922 and 1927 Premiership teams.
St Kilda
Granted a permit to play with St Kilda on 29 April 1925, he played (on the wing) in his single game with the St Kilda First XVIII, against Hawthorn, at the Junction Oval, on 9 May 1925.
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.67.
- ↑ Obituary: Mr. G. Bidgood, The Frankston and Sommerville Standard, (Friday, 6 March 1936), p.5.
- ↑ Deaths: Bidgood, The Age, (Friday, 8 November 1940), p.1.
- ↑ Frankston v. Mornington, The Mornington Standard, (Friday, 14 May 1920), p.3.
- ↑ The Umpire's Whistle, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Friday, 20 May 1921), p.2.
- ↑ Football Finals, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Wednesday, 30 August 1922), p.3.
- ↑ 'Strathmore', "Sporting Life: A Mornington Quartette", The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Wednesday, 30 August 1922), p.1.
- ↑ Birch, True Boot Artist, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Wednesday, 13 September 1922), p.2.
- ↑ 'Half-Forward', "Football is Making Notable Progress Throughout Mornington Peninsula", The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 11 June 1927), p.88.
- ↑ Clever Centre Man, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 16 July 1927), p.81.
- ↑ Frankston Lose the Medals, The Mornington Standard, (Wednesday, 30 August 1922), p.3.
- ↑ Football, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Friday, 23 September 1927), p.2.
- ↑ League Football: Permit Committee Meeting, The Age, 30 April 1925), p.11.
- ↑ St. Kilda Strikes Form: Phillips Kicks Seven Goals, The Argus, (Monday, 11 May 1925), p.17.
References
- 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.
External links
- Jack Bidgood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Bidgood at AustralianFootball.com
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