Tom Moloughney (footballer) explained
| Tom Moloughney |
| Fullname: | Thomas Moloughney |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Brighton, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Leopold (MJFA) |
| Height: | 170 cm |
| Guernsey: | 28 |
| Statsend: | 1915 |
| Years1: | 1911 |
| Games Goals1: | 1 (0) |
| Years2: | 1915 |
| Games Goals2: | 1 (0) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 2 (0) |
Tom Moloughney (8 October 1888 – 27 July 1977) was an amateur athlete and an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Thomas Moloughney (-1923),[2] and Margaret Moloughney (-1914), née Quan,[3] Thomas Moloughney was born at Melbourne on 8 October 1888.
He married Bessie Harris Tyack (1888-1975), at Hawthorn, Victoria, on 28 April 1917.[4]
Football
Fitzroy (VFL)
Recruited from Melbourne Junior Football Association (MJFA) club Leopold, Moloughney made his debut in Round 1 of the 1911 VFL season.[5]
St Kilda (VFL)
Recruited from South Melbourne C.Y.M.S.,[6] he played in one match for the St Kilda First XVIII, against Melbourne, at the Junction Oval, on 29 May 1915.[7] [8]
Death
He died at Brighton, Victoria on 27 July 1977.[9]
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.
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.621.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1992772 Deaths: Moloughney, The Argus, (Monday, 19 November 1923), p. 1.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10805467 Deaths: Moloughney, The Argus, (Tuesday, 8 September 1914), p. 1.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154986369 Marriages: Moloughney—Tyack"
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142943520 League Matches, The Australasian, (Saturday, 6 May 1911), p.23.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242349275 Football: Practice Matches: St. Kilda v. Collingwood, The Herald, (Saturday, 17 April 1915), p.10.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242365150 St. Kilda v. Melbourne, The Herald, (Saturday, 29 May 1915), p.3
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154946650 Melbourne (13.11) beat St. Kilda (9.11), The Age, (Monday, 31 May 1915), p.13
- "Deaths: Moloughney", The Age, (28 July 1977), p. 21.
