Tommy Kinman
| Tommy Kinman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Samuel Kinman | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 22 November 1941 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | East Brunswick, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Cumberland | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898 | Carlton (VFL) | 1 (1) | |
| 1899, 1901-2 | North Melbourne (VFA) | 22 (24) | |
| 1903 | Preston (VFA) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tommy Kinman (13 July 1875 – 22 November 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of Richard Kinman (1844-1921),[2] and Sophia Kinman (1849-1909), née Haselam,[3] Thomas Samuel Kinman was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 13 July 1875.[4]
He married Catherine McIlwaine (1878–1948), at St Peter's Church, Eastern Hill, on 12 July 1905.[5] They had three children; one of whom died as an infant.
Football
[edit]Carlton (VFL)
[edit]He played in two matches for the Carlton First XVII, at full-forward: against Geelong, at Princes Park, on 28 May 1898 (he kicked one goal),[6][7] and against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 4 June 1898, in which Carlton's 6 behinds to Collingwood's 6 goals 12 behinds, represents Carlton's lowest-ever score on record.[8][9]
On 21 June 1898, he was cleared from Carlton to the West Melbourne Football Club.[10]
North Melbourne (VFA)
[edit]He played in 22 games, scoring 24 goals, for the North Melbourne Football Club in the VFA over three seasons: 1899, 1901, and 1902.
Preston (VFA)
[edit]On 1 July 1903 he was cleared from North Melbourne to the Preston Football Club.[11][12]
Boxing
[edit]On 15 October 1895 he fought the (undefeated) bantamweight champion, Michael "Micko" Walsh,[13] and lost, in the fifth round, by a knockout.[14]
Death
[edit]He died at his residence in East Brunswick, Victoria on 22 November 1941.[15]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p. 456.
- ^ Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Wednesday, 9 November 1921), p. 1.
- ^ Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Saturday, 3 April 1909), p. 5.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration No.17777/1875.
- ^ Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Monday, 19 July 1948), p. 2.
- ^ Exciting Finish at Carlton, The Argus, (Monday, 30 May 1898), p. 6.
- ^ Round 4, 1898, Blueseum.
- ^ Round 5, 1898, Blueseum.
- ^ A Rough Game at Fitzroy, The Argus, (Monday, 13 June 1898), p. 7.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Wednesday, 22 June 1898), p. 6.
- ^ Football, The Age, (Thursday, 2 July 1903), p. 8.
- ^ Preston v. Williamstown: The Teams, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 18 July 1903), p.4.
- ^ Fighting for Life: Boxer on Sick Bed: Former Ring Idol, The (Adelaide) Mail, (Saturday, 19 April 1930), p. 3.
- ^ Last Night at Tattersall's: Lindsay Gets Verdict over Cossan, While Walsh Outs Kinman, The Sportsman, (Tuesday, 15 October 1895), p. 2.
- ^ Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Monday, 24 November 1941), p. 1.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
External links
[edit]- Tommy Kinman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tommy Kinman at AustralianFootball.com
- Tommy Kinman's profile at Blueseum.
- Tom Kinman profile at The VFA Project.