Jimmy Sullivan (footballer) explained

Jimmy Sullivan
Fullname:James Andrew Sullivan
Birth Date:8 April 1896
Birth Place:Maryborough
Death Place:Brunswick West, Victoria
Originalteam:Williamstown juniors, Maryborough
Height:168 cm
Weight:58 kg
Position:Winger, half-forward flank
Statsend:1925
Repstatsend:1923
Years1:1918–1925
Club1:Essendon
Games Goals1:90 (20)
Years2:1925
Club2:Melbourne
Games Goals2:6 (0)
Games Goalstotal:96 (20)
Sooyears1:1920, 1923
Sooteam1:Victoria
Soogames Goals1:2

James Andrew Sullivan (8 April 1896 – 1 May 1983)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Sullivan was one of the small players in the Essendon team of the 1920s which earned them the nickname "mosquito fleet". A wingman of considerable pace, he vice captained Essendon in 1923 but was not selected in premiership side that year. He did however become a premiership player the following season in the league's new round robin finals format before finishing his career with a stint at Melbourne.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Player Profiles – S (Sullivan, James A) . essendonfc.com.au . 3 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150706141857/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---s . 6 July 2015 .