Tom Pollard (footballer)

Thomas Charles Pollard (7 July 1894 – 10 May 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Tom Pollard
Pollard in 1914
Personal information
Full name Thomas Charles Pollard
Date of birth (1894-07-07)7 July 1894
Place of birth Hay, New South Wales
Date of death 10 May 1941(1941-05-10) (aged 46)
Place of death Hamilton, New South Wales
Original team(s) Melbourne City
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1914 Collingwood 06 (2)
1915 Essendon 08 (5)
Total 14 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

He married Marion Isabel Douglas on 25 June 1917.[2]

Death

He died at Hamilton, New South Wales on 10 May 1941.[3]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.712.
  2. Marriages: Pollard—Douglas, The Argus, (Saturday, 22 September 1917), p.13.
  3. Deaths: Pollard, The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, (Monday, 12 May 1941), p.4.
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References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
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