Frank Kelly (footballer, born 1910)

Francis James John Kelly (23 December 1910 – 6 July 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, Melbourne, Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

For other people with the same name, see Frank Kelly (disambiguation).

Frank Kelly
Personal information
Full name Francis James John Kelly
Date of birth (1910-12-23)23 December 1910
Place of birth Northcote, Victoria
Date of death 6 July 1982(1982-07-06) (aged 71)
Place of death Moe, Victoria
Original team(s) Collingwood Juniors
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1930–31, 1933 Collingwood 034 0(8)
1934–36 Melbourne 031 0(1)
1937–39 Essendon 030 0(7)
1940–41 Port Melbourne (VFA) 024 (24)
1942–44 St Kilda 021 (28)
1945–46 Port Melbourne (VFA) 017 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

Kelly played his junior football with Collingwood and was promoted to their seniors in 1930. Despite playing the Preliminary Final, Kelly was omitted from the Collingwood team which won the 1930 VFL Grand Final. He spent the 1932 season at Beechworth before returning to Collingwood for one final year. Used on the wing or as a centreman, Kelly crossed to Melbourne in 1934 for three seasons and then Essendon for another three.

He captain-coached Port Melbourne to the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership in 1940 and remained in that role the following year. In 1942 he returned to the VFL and joined his fourth club, St Kilda, for whom he kicked 21 goals that year and would captain in the 1944 season. Kelly later played at Yallourn North as captain-coach.

In 1954 he was coach of the Moe Football Club.[1]

Footnotes
  1. Andrew, G., "Country Football: Latrobe Valley", The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 19 May 1954), p.7.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Sapper Francis James John Kelly (VX127395), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • Charity Match at South Melbourne, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 23 July 1949), p.9.
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