Jack Skinner (Australian footballer)

John William Skinner (5 June 1917 – 12 April 1988)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

John Skinner
Personal information
Full name John William Skinner
Date of birth (1917-06-05)5 June 1917
Place of birth Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Date of death 12 April 1988(1988-04-12) (aged 70)
Place of death Newcastle, New South Wales
Original team(s) Bacchus Marsh & Darley
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1941 Carlton 38 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Skinner later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]

Notes

  1. "Jack Skinner - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 771. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. "World War II Roll: John William Skinner". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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