Jimmy Sullivan (footballer)

Jimmy Sullivan
Personal information
Full name	James A. Sullivan
Date of birth	8 April 1896
Place of birth	Maryborough
Date of death	1 May 1983(1983-05-01) (aged 87)
Original team(s)	Williamstown juniors, Maryborough
Height / weight	168 cm / 58 kg
Position(s)	Winger, half-forward flank
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1918–1925 1925 Total	Essendon Melbourne	90 (20) 06 0(0) 96 (20)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1920, 1923	Victoria	2
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1923.

James A. "Jimmy" Sullivan (8 April 1896 - 1 May 1983)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Sullivan was one of the small players in the Essendon team of the 1920s which earned them the nickname "mosquito fleet". A wingman of considerable pace, he vice captained Essendon in 1923 but was not selected in premiership side that year. He did however become a premiership player the following season in the league's new round robin finals format before finishing his career with a stint at Melbourne.

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Jimmy Sullivan's statistics from AFL Tables