Percy Sparks (footballer) explained

Percy Sparks
Fullname:	Percival Arthur Sparks
Birth Date:	18 October 1887
Birth Place:	Allendale, Victoria
Death Place:	Caulfield, Victoria
Originalteam:	Stawell
Statsend:	1909
Years1:	1909
Games Goals1:	2 (0)

Percival Arthur Sparks (18 October 1887 – 18 April 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Arthur Hamilton Sparks (1864-1908),^[2] and Abbey Maria Sparks (1859-1903), née Carolan, Percival Arthur Sparks was born at Allendale, Victoria on 18 October 1887.

He married Mary Josephine Chisholm on 11 May 1916.^[3]

Death

He died on 18 April 1953.^{[4] [5]}

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.
• Tribute to OTBA Identity, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 6 July 1949), p.18.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.838.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196107328 Deaths: Sparks, The Age, (Tuesday, 3 March 1908), p.1.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140694194 Sparks—Chisholm, The Australasian, (Saturday, 1 July 1916), p.57.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205718026 Deaths: Sparks, The Age, (Tuesday, 21 April 1953), p.8.
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article178186742 Percy Sparks passes away, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 22 April 1953), p.14.