Jack Blencowe
| Jack Blencowe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name |
John Francis Blencowe (originally Walter John Blencowe) | ||
| Nickname(s) | Snowy | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Birchip, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 August 1951 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | East Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Nagambie | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912 | Essendon | 1 (0) | |
| 1914 | Geelong | 2 (2) | |
| Total | 3 (2) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Francis "Snowy" Blencowe (17 May 1891 – 19 August 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of Alfred George Blencowe (1867-1938),[2] and Anastasia Blencowe (-1952), née Breen, Walter John Blencowe (later known as John Francis Blencowe) was born at Birchip, Victoria on 17 May 1891.
Football[edit]
Essendon (VFL)[edit]
He played one match for the Essendon First XVIII, against Fitzroy, in the last game of the 1912 season, on 31 August 1912.[3]
Geelong (VFL)[edit]
In 1914, while playing with the Donald Football Club in the Donald District Football Association (DDFA),[4] Blencowe obtained employment as a hairdresser and moved to Geelong.[5]
He played two matches for the Geelong First XVIII: against Essendon, on 20 June 1914,[6] and against Melbourne, on 4 July 1914.[7]
Port Melbourne VFA)[edit]
Cleared from Geelong, he played six games for the Port Melbourne First XVIII in 1919.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.73.
- ^ Deaths: Blencowe, The Argus, (Monday, 28 March 1938), p.8.
- ^ Maplestone (1996), p.455.
- ^ Sporting: Football: Birchip Defeats Donald, The Birchip Advertiser and Watchem Sentinel, (Wednesday, 27 May 1914), p.3.
- ^ Two New Men, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 3 June 1914), p.2.
- ^ Geelong's Sorry Finish, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 22 June 1914), p.4.
- ^ Footballers Hurt, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 6 July 1914), p.2; Geelong Defeat Melbourne, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 6 July 1914), p.3.
References[edit]
- 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
External links[edit]
- Jack Blencowe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Blencowe at AustralianFootball.com
- Jack Blencowe, at The VFA Project.
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