Dave Currie (footballer)

Dave Currie
Personal information
Full name David William Thomson Currie
Date of birth (1876-05-19)19 May 1876
Place of birth Hotham, Victoria
Date of death 20 April 1912(1912-04-20) (aged 35)
Place of death Ascot Vale, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898 Essendon 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dave Currie (19 May 1876 – 20 April 1912) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of William Currie (d.1923),[2] and Mary Currie (d.1876), née McPherson,[3] David William Thomson Currie was born at Hotham, Victoria, now known as North Melbourne, on 19 May 1876.

Football

North Melbourne (VFA)

Cleared from Melbourne to North Melbourne on 2 May 1895,[4][5][6] He played with North Melbourne for three seasons: 1895 to 1897.[1]

Death

He died at Ascot Vale, Victoria on 20 April 1912.[7][8]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 201.
  2. ^ Deaths: Currie, The Argus, (Wednesday, 12 September 1923), p.1.
  3. ^ Deaths: Currie, The Argus, (Tuesday, 4 July 1876), p. 1.
  4. ^ Football, The Argus, (Friday, 3 May 1895), p. 3.
  5. ^ Demonwiki.
  6. ^ Football: North Melbourne v. Geelong, The North Melbourne Gazette, (Friday, 10 May 1895), p. 3.
  7. ^ Deaths: Currie, The Argus, (Monday, 22 April 1912), p. 1.
  8. ^ Judicial and Law Notices: David William Thomson Currie, The Argus, (Friday, 26 April 1912), p. 10.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8