Jim Patterson
Personal information
Full name James Francis Patterson
Date of birth (1919-05-08)8 May 1919
Place of birth Collie, Western Australia
Date of death 13 January 1994(1994-01-13) (aged 74)
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1943–44, 1946–47 North Melbourne 25 (20)
1947–48 Sandringham (VFA) 37 (18)
1949 Perth (WAFL) 01 0(0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Career highlights
  • 1947 VFA Grand Final
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Francis Patterson (8 May 1919 – 13 January 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Patterson enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in 1936, aged 17, and served for a total of 12 years, including all of World War II.[2] It was during his service with the Army that he played a total of 25 games with North Melbourne across four seasons.

Patterson subsequently played for Sandringham[3] for two years before returning to Western Australia[4] where he played a solitary game for Perth in the West Australian Football League.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 691. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "World War II Roll: James Francis Patterson". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  3. ↑ "Provisional clearance for Patterson". The Argus. No. 31, 437. Victoria, Australia. 4 June 1947. p. 23.
  4. ↑ "VFA PERMITS GRANTED". The Argus. No. 32, 028. Victoria, Australia. 28 April 1949. p. 19.
  5. ↑ "PATTERSON, James Francis (Jim)". WAFL Footy Facts.


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