Fred Kirkwood
| Fred Kirkwood | |||
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 Cigarette card of Kirkwood in 1911 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Frederick James Kirkwood | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrnambool | ||
| Date of death | 18 August 1956 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Lang Lang, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Surrey Hills | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Half-forward, Wingman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1910–11 | Fitzroy | 18 (7) | |
| 1912–14 | Essendon | 42 (8) | |
| Total | 60 (15) | ||
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Frederick James Kirkwood (31 July 1890 – 18 August 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
From Surrey Hills, Kirkwood was a wingman in Essendon's 1912 premiership team, having spent the previous two seasons at Fitzroy. His final season in 1914 was marred by a four-game suspension for using "insulting language" at an umpire. Kirkwood later served in World War I.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "ESSENDON FOOTBALLER SHINES IN GREATER GAME WITH HUNS". Winner. Melbourne. 10 October 1917. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
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