Tim Murphy (Australian footballer) explained

Tim Murphy
Fullname:Timothy John Murphy
Birth Date:22 July 1878
Birth Place:South Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Mildura, Victoria
Originalteam:St Ignatius
Statsend:1901
Years1:1901
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Timothy John Murphy (22 July 1878 – 1 January 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He was appointed as a police constable in April 1901[2] and played one game for St Kilda before being posted to Mildura. Later that year he contracted typhoid fever and he died in Mildura on New Year's Day in 1902.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 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 . 644.
  2. News: Appointments as Constables. . Victoria Police Gazette . 17 April 1901 . 143.
  3. News: Family Notices . The Age . 14,610 . Victoria, Australia . 3 January 1902 . 1.