Joseph Cornelius Oakley (28 January 1914 – 8 December 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Joe Oakley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joseph Cornelius Oakley | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 8 December 1980 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1934 | Essendon | 2 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Joseph Thomas Oakley (1890–1959),[2] and Theresa Veronica Oakley (1894–1988), née Yee Kee,[3] Joseph Cornelius Oakley was born at Carlton, Victoria on 28 January 1914.
He married Florence Eugenia Dillon (1916–2008) in 1942.
Football
editEssendon (VFL)
editRecruited from Sunbury, he played 2 games, and kicked 2 goals, for the Essendon First XVIII in 1934.[4][5][6]
Military service
editOakley later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.675.
- ^ Deaths: Oakley, The Age, (Wednesday, 7 January 1959), p.17.
- ^ "Joseph Oakley" and "Tessie Oakley" were married on 10 June 1911; "Joseph Oakley" was granted a divorce from "Tessie Oakley" on the grounds of her desertion in 1935. "Tessie" married her second husband, Thomas Patrick Brady (1888–1961), at Elwood, on 7 April 1938.
- ^ Essendon Players Ready for Their Game, The Herald, (Monday, 4 June 1934), p.32.
- ^ Richmond's Fine Recovery; Essendon's Gallant Fight, The Age, (Tuesday, 5 June 1934), p.4.
- ^ Maplestone (1996), pp.405, 475.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
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
- "World War II Nominal Roll: Craftsman Joseph Cornilius (sic) Oakley (VX144515)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- A14472, VX144515: World War Two Service Record: Craftsman Joseph Cornelius Oakley (VX144515), National Archives of Australia.
External links
edit- Joe Oakley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joe Oakley at AustralianFootball.com
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