Australian rules footballer
| Jack Sanders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William James Sanders | ||
| Date of birth | (1904-08-08)8 August 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrenheip, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 24 August 1990(1990-08-24) (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Ferntree Gully, Victoria | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back flank | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926 | North Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jack Sanders (8 August 1904 – 24 August 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The youngest child born to Michael Patrick Sanders (1872–1921) and Margaret Sanders, nee Walsh (1869–1929), William James Sanders was born at Warrenheip on 8 August 1904. He was known as Jack Sanders during his football career.
Football
Sanders joined North Melbourne from the local C.Y.M.S. team for the 1926 season and played a single senior game against South Melbourne in Round 16 of that season.
Death
Sanders died at Ferntree Gully on 24 August 1990 and was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 784. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 22164. Victoria, Australia. 19 April 1926. p. 5.
- "Club Notes". The Argus. No. 24, 976. Victoria, Australia. 27 August 1926. p. 5.
- "William James Sanders". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
External links
- Jack Sanders's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Sanders at AustralianFootball.com
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