Jimmy Sullivan (footballer)

Jimmy Sullivan
Personal information
Full name James A. Sullivan
Date of birth 8 April 1896
Place of birth Maryborough
Date of death 1 May 1983(1983-05-01) (aged 87)
Original team(s) Williamstown juniors, Maryborough
Height / weight 168 cm / 58 kg
Position(s) Winger, half-forward flank
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1918–1925
1925
Total
Essendon
Melbourne
90 (20)
06 0(0)
96 (20)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1920, 1923 Victoria 2
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1923.

James A. "Jimmy" Sullivan (8 April 1896 - 1 May 1983)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Sullivan was one of the small players in the Essendon team of the 1920s which earned them the nickname "mosquito fleet". A wingman of considerable pace, he vice captained Essendon in 1923 but was not selected in premiership side that year. He did however become a premiership player the following season in the league's new round robin finals format before finishing his career with a stint at Melbourne.

References

  1. "Past Player Profiles – S (Sullivan, James A)". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

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