Jimmy Larkin

Jimmy Larkin
Jimmy Larkin
	Larkin in 1901
Personal information
Full name	James Joseph Larkin
Born	27 October 1874; Maidstone, Victoria
Died	10 December 1930 (aged 56); North Melbourne, Victoria
Original team	North Melbourne (VFA)
Positions	Forward, wing
Playing career1
Years	Club
1898–1903	Essendon
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Career highlights
	VFL premiership player: 1901;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Joseph Larkin (27 October 1874 – 10 December 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Nicknamed "Skeeter", Larkin played his football as a forward and on the wing. He came from West Melbourne originally but was recruited from North Melbourne, who competed in the Victorian Football Association.^[3]

Larkin finished the 1899 VFL season as Essendon's second leading goal-kicker, with 14 goals.^[4]

He was a half forward flanker in the 1901 Essendon premiership team and was a forward pocket in the side which lost the 1902 VFL Grand Final to Collingwood.^[4]

References

↑ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 23, 611. Victoria, Australia. 11 December 1930. p. 1.
↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 501. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
↑ "Larkin, James". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
1 2 "AFL Tables: Jimmy Larkin". afltables.com.

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