James Washington Warne (11 April 1879 – 16 August 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Washington Warne | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 August 1958 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | East Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Windsor Juniors | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–99 | St Kilda | 10 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Francis Warne (1849-1899),[2] and Sarah Warne, née Williams,[3][4] James Washington Warne was born at Melbourne, Victoria on 11 April 1879.
He married Amy Amelia Quirk (1874-1934) in 1907.[5]
Football
editSt Kilda (VFL)
editRecruited from Windsor Juniors, Warne played his first match for St Kilda against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 16 July 1898, and went on to play in the remaining seven games of the 1898 season.
He played twice in 1899, bring his total to ten matches — his last game was against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 27 May 1899.
Prahran (VFA)
editCleared from St Kilda on 1 May 1900,[6] he played for the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for two seasons: 1900 and 1901.[7]
Death
editHe died at his residence in East Melbourne, Victoria, on 16 August 1958.[8]
Footnotes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 924. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Deaths: Warne, The Argus, (Thursday, 2 November 1899), p.1.
- ^ Married, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Saturday, 24 December 1870), p.2.
- ^ Deaths: Warne, The Argus, (Thursday, 21 October 1915), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Warne, The Age, (Saturday, 3 February 1934), p.7.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Wednesday, 2 May 1900), p.9.
- ^ He was in Prahran's playing lists as late as the round 16 match, against Essendon Town, on 17 August 1901: Matches, The Herald, (Friday, 16 August 1901), p.6.
- ^ Deaths: Warne, The Age, (Monday, 18 August 1958), p.13.
External links
edit- Jim Warne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jim Warne at AustralianFootball.com
- J.W. "Jim" Warne, at The VFA Project
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