John May (Australian footballer)

John May (born 15 April 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] May was recruited to play for Essendon's under-19s from West Coburg in the Essendon District Football League. In 1970, his second season with the under-19s, he was named captain and also played several matches in the reserves before making his senior VFL debut late in the season. He kicked one goal from his three games playing as a midfielder and stayed with Essendon for another year, but spent it in the reserves as he could not break back into the senior team. In 1972, he left to play with Montmorency in the Diamond Valley Football League. May played for Montmorency for three seasons before joining Federal Football League side Parkdale 1975. He moved to Queensland after two years with Parkdale and played three season with Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, winning a league best and fairest in 1978, before returning home to Victoria in 1980 where he continued playing with Parkdale.

John May
Personal information
Full name John L. May
Date of birth (1951-04-15) 15 April 1951
Original team(s) West Coburg
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Position(s) Wingman, rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1970–71 Essendon 3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.


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