Jack Coles (footballer)

John David Coles (7 September 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jack Coles
Personal information
Full name	John David Coles
Date of birth	(1886-09-07)7 September 1886
Place of birth	Richmond, Victoria
Date of death	29 July 1951(1951-07-29) (aged 64)
Place of death	Kew, Victoria
Original team(s)	Collingwood Juniors
Position(s)	half-forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1908, 1910, 1912	Northcote (VFA)	22 (2)
1909	Richmond (VFL)	3 (2)
Total		25 (4)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1912	Victoria (VFA)	2
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of John Joseph Coles (1855-), and Margaret Coles, née Irvine, John David Coles was born at Richmond, Victoria on 7 September 1886.

He married Olive Victoria Lavinia Queenie Black (1889-1976) in 1908.

Football

Northcote (VFA)

He played for the Northcote Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1908 (2 matches), 1910 (3 matches), in 1912 (17 matches), and also played two matches for a VFA representative team in 1912.

Richmond (VFL)

He played three matches for the Richmond First XVIII; the first against Collingwood on 24 July 1909, and the last against South Melbourne on 14 August 1909.

Death

He died (suddenly) at his residence at Kew, Victoria on 29 July 1951.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
• 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.

External links

• Jack Coles's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Jack Coles at AustralianFootball.com
• Jack Coles, at The VFA Project.