Fred Kirkwood

Australian rules footballer

Fred Kirkwood
Cigarette card of Kirkwood in 1911
Personal information
Full name	Frederick James Kirkwood
Date of birth	31 July 1890
Place of birth	Warrnambool
Date of death	18 August 1956(1956-08-18) (aged 66)
Place of death	Lang Lang, Victoria
Original team(s)	Surrey Hills
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s)	Half-forward, Wingman
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1910–11	Fitzroy	18 0(7)
1912–14	Essendon	42 0(8)
Total		60 (15)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick James Kirkwood (31 July 1890 – 18 August 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

From Surrey Hills, Kirkwood was a wingman in Essendon's 1912 premiership team, having spent the previous two seasons at Fitzroy. His final season in 1914 was marred by a four-game suspension for using "insulting language" at an umpire. Kirkwood later served in World War I.^[2]

References

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
^ "ESSENDON FOOTBALLER SHINES IN GREATER GAME WITH HUNS". Winner. Melbourne. 10 October 1917. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.