Jimmy Robinson (Australian footballer)

Jimmy Robinson
Jimmy Robinson
Personal information
Full name	James Johnston Robinson
Date of birth	15 November 1881
Place of birth	Seymour, Victoria
Date of death	5 November 1947 (aged 65)
Place of death	Seymour, Victoria
Original team(s)	Stanley United
Playing career1
Years	Club
1901	Carlton
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Johnston Robinson (15 November 1881 – 5 November 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family[]

The son of George Robinson (1861-1946),^[2] and Jane Emiline Robinson (1864-1918), née Milson, James Johnston Robinson was born at Seymour on 15 November 1881.

He married Mary Anne Maud Martell (1883-1957) on 10 September 1912.^[3]

Football[]

Recruited from a local Metropolitan Junior League team, Stanley United Football Club — its home ground was at Royal Park, Melbourne — he played his only game for the Carlton First XVIII (replacing Charlie Maplestone at full-back) against St Kilda, at Princes Park, on 25 May 1901, at the age of 19.^[4]

Death[]

A retired railway employee,^[5] Robinson died (suddenly) at Seymour on 5 November 1947.^[6]

Notes[]

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 715. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
^ Deaths: Robinson, The Age, (Wednesday, 14 August 1946), p.10.
^ Marriages: Robinson—Martell, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 October 1912), p.13.
^ Football: Carlton v. St. Kilda, The Herald, (Saturday, 25 May 1901), p.4.
^ Law Notices, The Argus, (Monday, 17 November 1947), p.11: notice of wife's intention to apply for probate.
^ Deaths: Robinson, The Age, (Friday, 7 November 1947), p.7.

External links[]

Jimmy Robinson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Jimmy Robinson at AustralianFootball.com
Jimmy Robinson's profile at Blueseum

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[1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 715. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.

[2] Deaths: Robinson, The Age, (Wednesday, 14 August 1946), p.10.

[3] Marriages: Robinson—Martell, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 October 1912), p.13.

[4] Football: Carlton v. St. Kilda, The Herald, (Saturday, 25 May 1901), p.4.

[5] Law Notices, The Argus, (Monday, 17 November 1947), p.11: notice of wife's intention to apply for probate.

[6] Deaths: Robinson, The Age, (Friday, 7 November 1947), p.7.

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