Jack Wighton (footballer)
| Jack Wighton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jack Wighton | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1885 | ||
| Date of death | 8 April 1924 (aged 38) | ||
| Original team(s) | Mercantile | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1906 | Geelong | 2 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1906 season. | |||
Jack Wighton (22 July 1885 – 8 April 1924) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
Wighton was one of the victims of the sinking of the steamer Wyrallah in April 1924.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 950. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "Wyrallah Captain's Story.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 10 April 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
External links
- Jack Wighton's statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Wighton's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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