Jim Gregory (footballer) explained

Jim Gregory
Fullname:	James Grant Gregory
Birth Date:	13 February 1876
Birth Place:	Ballarat, Victoria
Death Place:	Malvern East, Victoria
Originalteam:	Ballarat
Height:	180 cm
Weight:	77 kg
Position:	Rover
Statsend:	1901
Years1:	1896
Club1:	Collingwood (VFA)
Games Goals1:	9 (4)
Years2:	1897–01
Club2:	Collingwood (VFL)
Games Goals2:	47 (17)

Jim Gregory (13 February 1876 – 14 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of George Gregory (1839-1911),^[2] and Christina Gregory (1846-1910), née Mcpherson,^[3] James Grant Gregory was born at Ballarat, Victoria on 3 February 1876.

He married Honora "Nora" O'Connor (1874-1948), in Perth, Western Australia on 24 November 1905.^[4]

Siblings

There were a number of talented footballers among his brothers,^[5] including:

• John "Jack" Gregory, born "McPherson" (1864-1923), played in the VFA with Footscray.^[6]
• George James Wellington Gregory (1866–1907), played in the Ballarat competition.^{[6] [7]}
• Charles Waterloo Gregory (1867–1939), played in the Ballarat competition.^[6]
• Colin Campbell Gregory (1874-1907), played in the VFA with St Kilda (1894),^[8] and Footscray (1897 to 1901).^{[6] [9]}
• Frederick Birchall Gregory (1878–1968), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.^{[6] [10]}
• Duncan Alexander Gregory (1880–1964), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.^{[6] [11]}
  • Three of Duncan's sons played VFL football: Harold Valentine "Harry" Gregory (1902–1993) with Essendon; John James "Johnny" Gregory (1905–1992), with North Melbourne; and Bruce Gregory (1915–1998), also with North Melbourne.
• Ernest Henry "Harry" Gregory (1882–1945), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.^{[6] [12] [13]}
• Alfred Compton Gregory (1884–1924), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.^[6]
• Arthur Colin Gregory (1886–1966), played in the VFA with West Melbourne, and with Footscray.^{[6] [14]}
• Frank Gregory (1888–1951), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.^[6]

Football

Collingwood (VFA)

Recruited from Ballarat, he played his first game for Collingwood, in its last VFA season, against Melbourne, at Victoria Park, on 13 June 1896.

He played as the resting forward pocket rover (kicking 1 goal) in the Collingwood premiership team that defeated South Melbourne, 6.9 (45) to 5.10 (40), in the 1896 Playoff Match, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 6 October 1896.^{[15] [16] [17]}

Collingwood (VFL)

He played for Collingwood against St Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897 (kicking 1 goal) for Collingwood, in the team's first-ever game in the new VFL competition. He went on to play another 46 games for Collingwood (with another 16 goals) over five seasons (1897 to 1901).

Umpire

On his retirement he became an umpire; and, over four seasons (1908 to 1911) he was the boundary umpire for 31 VFL matches and 14 country matches.^[18]

Death

He died at East Malvern, Victoria on 14 May 1949.^[19]

References

• Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
• Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing.

External links

• • • Jim Gregory's profile at Collingwood Forever

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 342.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197390065 Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Monday, 30 October 1911), p. 1.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179910466 Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Monday, 21 November 1910), p. 1.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206905091 Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Wednesday, 14 July 1948), p. 2.
5. https://npollock.id.au/mcpherson Pollock, N., "10. Christian, known as Christina Gregory (nee McPherson) (1846-1910)", at McPherson, Neil Pollock Family History.
6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184279278 Rohan, John M., "Gregory's Big Family in Game", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday 31 March 1934), p. 8.
7. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria: Births Registration no.6550/1864; Deaths Registration no.1022/1923.
8. Pennings (2016), pp. 398-399.
9. https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Gregory,_Colin.php Colin Gregory, at The VFA Project.
10. https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Gregory,_Frederick_Birchall.php Frederick Birchall Gregory, at The VFA Project.
11. https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Gregory,_Duncan_Alexander.php Duncan Alexander Gregory, at The VFA Project.
12. https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Gregory,_'Harry'.php "Harry" Gregory, at The VFA Project.
13. https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Gregory,_Harry__WestM07.php "Gregory, Harry _WestM07", at The VFA Project.
14. https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Gregory,_Art.php Art Gregory, at The VFA Project.
15. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139731909 Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.
16. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164473496 Our Own Yesterdays, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 21 September 1935), p. 4.
17. Pennings (2016), pp. 148-150.
18. https://aflua.com.au/new-player-umpire-identified New player-umpire identified, AFL Umpires Association, 15 April 2014.
19. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206066239 Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Monday, 16 May 1949), p. 2.