Jack Skinner (Australian footballer)

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John Skinner
Personal information
Full name John William Skinner
Date of birth (1917-06-05)5 June 1917
Place of birth Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Date of death 12 April 1988(1988-04-12) (aged 70)
Place of death Newcastle, New South Wales
Original team(s) Bacchus Marsh, Darley
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1941 Carlton 38 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John William Skinner (5 June 1917 – 12 April 1988)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Skinner won the 1936[3] and 1938[4] Bacchus Marsh & Melton District Football Association best and fairest award, the Cyril C. Jones Trophy.

Skinner won the 1949 Bacchus Marsh & Melton District Football Association goalkicking award, with 55 goals.[5]

Skinner later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[6]

Skinner was a first cousin of Carlton footballer, Les Carr.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Jack Skinner - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 771. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "1936 - Football: Best & Fairest Player". Melton Express (Vic. : 1915 - 1943). 15 August 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ "1938 - Football". Melton Express (Vic). 10 September 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ^ "1949 - Football". The Express, Melton (Vic. 1943 - 1954). 13 August 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "World War II Roll: John William Skinner". Department of Veterans Affairs.

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