Jack Bidgood

Australian rules footballer, born 1902

Australian rules footballer

Jack Bidgood
Personal information
Full name	John Arnold Bidgood
Date of birth	(1902-05-30)30 May 1902
Place of birth	Mornington, Victoria
Date of death	9 September 1975(1975-09-09) (aged 73)
Place of death	Mornington, Victoria
Original team(s)	Mornington
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925	St Kilda	1 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Arnold Bidgood (30 May 1902 – 9 September 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of George Bidgood (1861-1936),^[2] and Margaret Bidgood (1865-1940), née Patterson,^[3] John Arnold Bidgood was born at Mornington, Victoria on 30 May 1902.

He married Ethel Gibson (1902-1992) in 1928.

Football

Mornington (PFA)

He played for the Mornington Football Club in the Peninsula Football Association from, at least, 1920,^[4]^[5]^[6] ^[7]^[8] until, at least, 1927.^[9]^[10]

He was part of Mornington's 1922 and 1927 Premiership teams.^[11]^[12]

St Kilda

Granted a permit to play with St Kilda on 29 April 1925,^[13] he played (on the wing) in his single game with the St Kilda First XVIII, against Hawthorn, at the Junction Oval, on 9 May 1925.^[14]

Notes

^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.67.
^ Obituary: Mr. G. Bidgood, The Frankston and Sommerville Standard, (Friday, 6 March 1936), p.5.
^ Deaths: Bidgood, The Age, (Friday, 8 November 1940), p.1.
^ Frankston v. Mornington, The Mornington Standard, (Friday, 14 May 1920), p.3.
^ The Umpire's Whistle, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Friday, 20 May 1921), p.2.
^ Football Finals, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Wednesday, 30 August 1922), p.3.
^ 'Strathmore', "Sporting Life: A Mornington Quartette", The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Wednesday, 30 August 1922), p.1.
^ Birch, True Boot Artist, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Wednesday, 13 September 1922), p.2.
^ 'Half-Forward', "Football is Making Notable Progress Throughout Mornington Peninsula", The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 11 June 1927), p.88.
^ Clever Centre Man, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 16 July 1927), p.81.
^ Frankston Lose the Medals, The Mornington Standard, (Wednesday, 30 August 1922), p.3.
^ Football, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Friday, 23 September 1927), p.2.
^ League Football: Permit Committee Meeting, The Age, 30 April 1925), p.11.
^ St. Kilda Strikes Form: Phillips Kicks Seven Goals, The Argus, (Monday, 11 May 1925), p.17.

References

Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.