Tom Meehan (footballer, born 1909)
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Tom Meehan | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Martin Meehan | ||
Date of birth | 11 March 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Beaufort, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 24 April 1957 | (aged 48)||
Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1928 | Fitzroy | 5 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Thomas Martin Meehan (11 March 1909 – 24 April 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Thomas Michael Meehan (1884-1960),[2] and Ellen Mary Meehan (1887-194), née O'Callaghan,[3] Thomas Martin Meehan was born at Beaufort, Victoria on 11 March 1909.
He married Julia Irene Punch (1909-1977) on 1 March 1930.
Football
Williamstown (VFA)
He played his first game for the Williamstown First XVIII, at the age of 17, on 12 June 1926.
Fitzroy (VFL)
He was eventually cleared from Williamstown to Fitzroy in June 1928.[4][5][6][7][8]
Williamstown (VFA)
He was cleared from Fitzroy to Williamstown in April 1929.[9][10][11]
Death
He died at Parkville, Victoria on 24 April 1957.[12]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.602.
- ^ Deaths: Meehan, The Age, (Friday, 29 April 1960), p.20.
- ^ Deaths: Meehan, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 December 1944), p.5.
- ^ 'Fair Dinkum', "Football Notes", The Williamstown Chronicle, (Saturday, 28 April 1928), p.3.
- ^ Club Notes: Williamstown, The Argus, (Friday, 8 June 1928), p.6.
- ^ Club Notes: Fitzroy, The Argus, (Friday, 8 June 1928), p.6.
- ^ The Teams: hawthorn v. Fitzroy, The Argus, (Friday, 8 June 1928), p.6.
- ^ Dull Game at Glenferrie: Fitzroy's Second Win, The Argus, (Monday, 11 June 1928), p.6.
- ^ Association Permits, The Argus, (Friday, 19 April 1929), p.10.
- ^ Club Notes: Williamstown, The Argus, (Friday, 19 April 1929), p.10.
- ^ The Teams: Yarravile v. Williamstown, The Argus, (Friday, 19 April 1929), p.10.
- ^ Deaths: Meehan, The Age, (Friday, 26 April 1957), p.12.
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.
- Victorian League Football 1928 — Fitzroy Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 7 July 1928), p.45.
- Williamstown Invades Northcote's Territory, The Age, (Monday, 17 June 1929), p.6.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Sergeant Thomas Martin Meehan (53779), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Service Record: Flight Sergeant Thomas Martin Meehan (53779), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Tom Meehan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tom Meehan at AustralianFootball.com
- Tom Meehan's playing statistics from The VFA Project.
- Tom Meehan at Boyles Football Photos.
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