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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Jimmy Robinson
Personal information
Full name James Johnston Robinson
Date of birth (1881-11-15)15 November 1881
Place of birth Seymour, Victoria
Date of death 5 November 1947(1947-11-05) (aged 65)
Place of death Seymour, Victoria
Original team(s) Stanley United
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901 Carlton 1 (0)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Johnston Robinson (15 November 1881 – 5 November 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of George Robinson (1861–1946), and Jane Emiline Robinson (1864–1918), née Milson, James Johnston Robinson was born at Seymour on 15 November 1881.

He married Mary Anne Maud Martell (1883–1957) on 10 September 1912.

Football

Recruited from a local Metropolitan Junior League team, Stanley United Football Club — its home ground was at Royal Park, Melbourne — he played his only game for the Carlton First XVIII (replacing Charlie Maplestone at full-back) against St Kilda, at Princes Park, on 25 May 1901, at the age of 19.

Death

A retired railway employee, Robinson died (suddenly) at Seymour on 5 November 1947.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 715. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. Deaths: Robinson, The Age, (Wednesday, 14 August 1946), p.10.
  3. Marriages: Robinson—Martell, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 October 1912), p.13.
  4. Football: Carlton v. St. Kilda, The Herald, (Saturday, 25 May 1901), p.4.
  5. Law Notices, The Argus, (Monday, 17 November 1947), p.11: notice of wife's intention to apply for probate.
  6. Deaths: Robinson, The Age, (Friday, 7 November 1947), p.7.

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