Jack Wighton (footballer)

John Gordon Wighton (22 July 1885 – 8 April 1924) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack Wighton
Personal information
Full name John Gordon Wighton
Date of birth (1885-07-22)22 July 1885
Place of birth Prahran, Victoria
Date of death 8 April 1924(1924-04-08) (aged 38)
Place of death The Rip, off Queenscliff, Victoria
Original team(s) Mercantile
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1906 Geelong 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Wighton was one of the victims of the sinking of the steamer Wyrallah in April 1924.[2]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 950. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Wyrallah Captain's Story". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 10 April 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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