Vince Irwin

Vince Irwin
Personal information
Date of birth	4 February 1899
Date of death	29 May 1959 (aged 60)
Original team(s)	North Melbourne (VFA)
Debut	Round 11, 1921, Essendon v. Geelong, at East Melbourne
Height/Weight	169 cm / 70 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1921–1926	Essendon	78 (102)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926 season.

Vince 'Vin' Irwin (4 February 1899 – 29 May 1959)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.

One of Essendon's many North Melbourne recruits, Irwin started his career as a defender and was in a back pocket when Essendon won the 1923 premiership. The following season he was moved to the forward pockets and kicked 10 goals in a game against St Kilda at Windy Hill mid-season. He finished the year with 28 goals and played two further seasons, bagging 27 and 30 goals. Irwin was a four-time Victorian interstate representative.

References

1. "Past Player Profiles - I (Irwin, Vin)". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

• Vince Irwin's statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.