Jim Tarbotton

James Harold Tarbotton (5 May 1899 – 4 April 1997)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jim Tarbotton
Personal information
Full name James Harold Tarbotton
Date of birth (1899-05-05)5 May 1899
Place of birth Bradford, England
Date of death 4 April 1997(1997-04-04) (aged 97)
Original team(s) Railways (Sydney)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1923–1926 Fitzroy 37 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tarbotton came to Fitzroy from the Railways club in Sydney.[2] He was on a half back flank for Fitzroy in the 1923 VFL Grand Final, which they lost to Essendon.[3][4]

References
  1. "Jim Tarbotton - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  4. AFL Tables: Jim Tarbotton


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