Jack Bidgood
Personal information
Full name John Arnold Bidgood
Date of birth (1902-05-30)30 May 1902
Place of birth Mornington, Victoria
Date of death 9 September 1975(1975-09-09) (aged 73)
Place of death Mornington, Victoria
Original team(s) Mornington
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925 St Kilda 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Arnold Bidgood (30 May 1902 – 9 September 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of George Bidgood (1861-1936),[2] and Margaret Bidgood (1865-1940), née Patterson,[3] John Arnold Bidgood was born at Mornington, Victoria on 30 May 1902.

He married Ethel Gibson (1902-1992) in 1928.

Football

Mornington (PFA)

He played for the Mornington Football Club in the Peninsula Football Association from, at least, 1920,[4][5][6] [7][8] until, at least, 1927.[9][10]

He was part of Mornington's 1922 and 1927 Premiership teams.[11][12]

St Kilda

Granted a permit to play with St Kilda on 29 April 1925,[13] he played (on the wing) in his single game with the St Kilda First XVIII, against Hawthorn, at the Junction Oval, on 9 May 1925.[14]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.67.
  2. ^ Obituary: Mr. G. Bidgood, The Frankston and Sommerville Standard, (Friday, 6 March 1936), p.5.
  3. ^ Deaths: Bidgood, The Age, (Friday, 8 November 1940), p.1.
  4. ^ Frankston v. Mornington, The Mornington Standard, (Friday, 14 May 1920), p.3.
  5. ^ The Umpire's Whistle, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Friday, 20 May 1921), p.2.
  6. ^ Football Finals, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Wednesday, 30 August 1922), p.3.
  7. ^ 'Strathmore', "Sporting Life: A Mornington Quartette", The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Wednesday, 30 August 1922), p.1.
  8. ^ Birch, True Boot Artist, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Wednesday, 13 September 1922), p.2.
  9. ^ 'Half-Forward', "Football is Making Notable Progress Throughout Mornington Peninsula", The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 11 June 1927), p.88.
  10. ^ Clever Centre Man, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 16 July 1927), p.81.
  11. ^ Frankston Lose the Medals, The Mornington Standard, (Wednesday, 30 August 1922), p.3.
  12. ^ Football, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Friday, 23 September 1927), p.2.
  13. ^ League Football: Permit Committee Meeting, The Age, 30 April 1925), p.11.
  14. ^ St. Kilda Strikes Form: Phillips Kicks Seven Goals, The Argus, (Monday, 11 May 1925), p.17.

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