Tommy O'Day

Thomas O'Day[1] (8 October 1873 – 2 September 1905) was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He then played for the Imperials (a forerunner of East Fremantle) in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA), and then for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Tommy O'Day
Personal information
Full name Thomas O'Day
Date of birth 8 October 1873
Place of birth North Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 2 September 1905(1905-09-02) (aged 31)
Place of death Hotham West, Victoria
Original team(s) Imperials
Debut Round 1, 1898, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at Princes Park
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898 Carlton 13 (8)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

O'Day made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 1 of the 1898 season. He was only with Carlton for the single season, playing 13 games and kicking 8 goals. The 8 goals he kicked made him the club's leading goal-kicker for that year -- the lowest leading goal tally in the club's history.

See also

Notes

  1. Usually given as O'Dea during his playing career,
  2. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.667.

References

  • 'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", The Leader, (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
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