Jack Pemberton

Jack Pemberton
Personal information
Full name John Herbert Pemberton
Date of birth 11 January 1883
Place of birth Colac, Victoria
Date of death 29 May 1968(1968-05-29) (aged 85)
Place of death Preston, Victoria
Original team(s) Richmond (VFA)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1906–07 Colac
1908 Richmond 3 (0)
1909–14 North Melbourne (VFA) 66 (0)
1914–15 Northcote (VFA) 5 (0)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1931 North Melbourne 8 (0–8–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Herbert Pemberton (11 January 1883 – 29 May 1968)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Perberton was a medium sized man who was a very good runner, in 1904 he won the Colac Gift. [3]

Playing career

Pemberton made three senior appearances for Richmond in their inaugural VFL season, all of which they lost. He subsequently played for North Melbourne and Northcote in the Victorian Football Association.

Coaching career

In 1931 Norm Clark was appointed coach of North Melbourne but after 10 games in which resulted in ten losses he resigned. John Pemberton stepped in to be caretaker coach for the rest of the 1931 VFL season. As coach of North Melbourne he was in charge for eight games. North Melbourne lost each of them as well, meaning that Pemberton failed to experience a win either as a player or coach in the VFL. In 1932 he became a team selector for the club.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Pemberton – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 697. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183022066?searchTerm=jack%20pemberton [bare URL]
  4. ^ "New Delegate". Herald. 18 December 1931.


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