Jim Cassidy (coach) explained

Jim Cassidy
Fullname:James Joseph Cassidy
Birth Date:2 May 1878
Birth Place:Scotland[1]
Death Place:Nathalia
Club1:Footscray (VFA)
Years1:1897, 1909
Coachyears1:1908–09, 1912–15, 1918
Coachclub1:Footscray(VFA)
Coachyears2:1926
Coachclub2:Footscray
Coachgames Wins2:8 (1–7–0)
Careerhighlights:
  • Premiership coach (VFA) 1908, 1913

James Joseph Cassidy (2 May 1878 – 3 April 1956[2]) was an Australian rules football coach who coached Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Cassidy played and coached Footscray in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) prior to his appointment as senior VFL coach.[3] He coached Footscray to the 1908 and 1913 VFA premierships, then later worked at Footscray as a club trainer.[3] In the 1926 VFL season, Cassidy was in charge of Footscray's seniors for the first eight rounds, before resigning.[4] The club managed just one win under Cassidy but it was just their second season in the league. In 2010 he was inducted into the Bulldogs Hall of Fame.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Jim Cassidy Knew All The Champions. . . Melbourne . 30 June 1945 . 23 August 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Family Notices . . Melbourne. 5 April 1956 . 2 October 2019 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Pioneers – Footscray-Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame. westernbulldogs.com.au. 23 August 2015.
  4. News: Australian Rules. . . Sydney . 23 June 1926 . 23 August 2015 . 13 . National Library of Australia.