John "Jack" Woollard (18 May 1880 – 18 July 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played at eight clubs across the South Australian Football League, West Australian Football League and Goldfields Football League.
John Woollard | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname(s) | Jack | ||
Date of birth | (1880-05-18)18 May 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Brighton, South Australia | ||
Date of death | 14 July 1965(1965-07-14) (aged 85)[1] | ||
Place of death | Cheltenham, South Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Brighton | ||
Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1898–1900 | West Adelaide | 28 (14) | |
1901, 1907 | Sturt | 26 (3) | |
1902 | West Torrens | 14 (3) | |
1903 | West Perth | 18 (1) | |
1904 | Mines Rovers | ≈15 | |
1905 | Kalgoorlie City | ≈14 | |
1906 | East Perth | 17 (4)[2] | |
1908–1910 | Port Adelaide | 38 (11) | |
Total | ≈170 | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1901–1908 | South Australia | ||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
John Woollard played his junior years at the Brighton Football Club in Adelaide.
John Woollard made his debut with Sturt at the same time as the club made its debut in the SAFA.[3]
During his year at Mines Rovers would lose the Gold Fields premiership to Railways by 3 points.
In reviewing a game between Kalgoorlie and Boulder the Kalgoorlie Miner said that "The Boulder had no man in their team to compare in point, of brilliance with Woollard".[4]
John Woollard was the first captain of East Perth when it was promoted to the WAFL in 1906.[5]
John Woollard made a return to Sturt for a season in 1907.
John Woollard joined Port Adelaide in 1908. He would become captain in 1910 and lead the club to the 1910 SAFL premiership, the first of his career. In the pose season of 1910 Jack Woollard would captain the club to victories over East Fremantle, premiers of Western Australia and Collingwood, premiers of Victoria.[5]
Woollard joined Port Adelaide on its trip to Tasmania in 1912.[6]
When Angelo Congear was asked who was the best skipper he has played under, without hesitation he nominated Jack Woollard. "Jack", he said,"always had things well organised, and one played under his guidance with every confidence."[7]
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Captains of the Port Adelaide Football Club | |
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Coaches of the Port Adelaide Football Club | |
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1910 Champions of Australia – Port Adelaide | |
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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1910 SAFL premiers | |
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Coach: Hosie |
South Australian Team – 1908 Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival | |
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Western Australia 8.11 (59) defeated South Australia 8.5 (53), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 22 August 1908 Victoria 10.15 (75) defeated South Australia 2.14 (26), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26 August 1908 South Australia 16.20 (116) defeated Tasmania 7.7 (49), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 29 August 1908 | |
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