John McDermott (Australian footballer)

John Charles McDermott (17 May 1872 – 5 February 1925) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

John McDermott
Personal information
Full name John Charles McDermott
Date of birth (1872-05-17)17 May 1872
Place of birth Yackandandah, Victoria
Date of death 5 February 1925(1925-02-05) (aged 52)
Place of death Yackandandah, Victoria
Original team(s) Beechworth
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898 South Melbourne 5 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He died after falling from a ladder while erecting a veranda in Yackandandah.[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. 571. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "OBITUARY". The Yackandandah Times. Yackandandah, Victoria. 6 February 1925. p. 1.
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