Thomas Heaney (2 April 1888 – 17 August 1928) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFA between 1906 and 1907 then in the VFL from 1908 until 1913 for the Richmond Football Club. He played for the Fitzroy Football Club between 1913 and 1917 and then again between 1919 and 1921. Finally he played three games for the Port Melbourne Football Club back in the VFA in 1922.
Thomas Heaney | |||
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![]() Cigarette card of Heaney in 1910 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Francis Heaney | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 17 August 1928 | (aged 40)||
Place of death | Cheltenham, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Richmond (VFA) | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1908–1913 | Richmond | 56 (37) | |
1913–1921 | Fitzroy | 98 (95) | |
Total | 154 (132) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Death
editHeaney died from illness, on 17 August 1928, aged 40.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ "Old Footballer Passes". The Advocate. Burnie, Tasmania. 23 August 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
References
edit- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Heaney.
- Thomas Heaney's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Thomas Heaney at AustralianFootball.com