Syd_Tims
Syd Tims
Australian rules footballer
Sydney Victor Tims (12 November 1914 – 30 May 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Syd Tims | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sydney Victor Tims | ||
| Date of birth | (1914-11-12)12 November 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 May 1962(1962-05-30) (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Huntingdale, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Melbourne | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–1939 | South Melbourne | 19 (18) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
The son of John Tims (1875-1955), and Emily Edith Jane Tims (1877-1966), née Critch, Sydney Victor Tims was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 12 November 1914.
He married Queenie Cowell at Port Melbourne on 20 June 1933.[2][3][4] He married Mabel Veronica Hand (1913-1973) in 1954.[5]
Port Melbourne (VFA)
He played in 16 matches (9 goals) for Port Melbourne in the VFA over two seasons (1936 and 1937).[6]
South Melbourne (VFL)
He played in 19 matches (18 goals) for South Melbourne in the VFL over two seasons (1938 and 1939).[7]
He was the honorary secretary of the Port Melbourne Cricket Club in the 1940s and 1950s.
Tims served in the Australian Army during World War II.[8]
He died at his residence in Huntingdale, Victoria on 30 May 1962.[9]
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 885.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.3522/1933.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.9738/1954.
- The VFA Project.
- AFL Tables.
- Nominal Roll.
- 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.
- World War II Nominal Roll: Signalman Sydney Victor Tims (V72138), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War II Service Record: Signalman Sydney Victor Tims (V72138), National Archives of Australia.
- Syd Tims's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Syd Tims at AustralianFootball.com
- Sid (sic) Timms (sic), at The VFA Project.
 | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1914 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |