Syd James

Syd James
Syd James
Personal information
Full name	Sydney Victor Austin James
Date of birth	26 October 1895
Place of birth	Glanville, South Australia
Date of death	3 August 1966 (aged 70)
Place of death	Canterbury, Victoria
Original team(s)	West Torrens
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1923	South Melbourne
1925	Hawthorn
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sydney Victor Austin James (26 October 1895 – 3 August 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

James was born in Glanville, South Australia and was the eldest son of Thomas William James and Rachel Hall. He commenced his football career playing in Adelaide with the Glenelg Football Club before transferring to West Torrens.^[2] He then moved to Victoria and made his debut for South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1923 VFL season. After an injury affected season in which he made eight appearances, James accepted an offer to coach the Cananore Football Club in Tasmania in 1924.^[3]

In 1925 he returned to Victoria and played with Hawthorn in their first season of VFL football. He made only two appearances before retiring at the age of 29. He also played one first-class cricket match for Tasmania in 1924/25.^[4]

He married Emily Eugenia Hodgson in 1924 and they lived in Melbourne until his death in August 1966.

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.
^ "GLENELG'S CONTINGENT". The Mail. Adelaide. 11 February 1922. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOOTBALL. CANANORE'S NEW COACH". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 3 April 1924. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Sidney James". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2016.