James Tierney (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Michael Tierney | ||
| Nickname(s) | Sorry / Dad | ||
| Date of birth | June 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Gawler, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 1959 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Gawler | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1901–02, 1904, 1906–10 1903 1905–06 1911 |
West Adelaide West Torrens South Adelaide North Adelaide |
81 (18) 8 (1) 10 (1) 15 (4) 114 (24) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Michael "Sorry" Tierney (1878 – 1959 in Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) and the South Australian Football League (SAFL), mainly with the West Adelaide Football Club.
Tierney was born in Gawler, South Australia, to Luke Tierney, an Irish emigrant from County Cavan, and Mary Jane Havens. His father died in 1889, when James was a child.
Tierney, a Sand carter, had three stints at West Adelaide. He made his debut on 10 August 1901 and stayed with the club in 1902. He played 18 games and kicked seven goals during this time.
He then moved to the West Torrens Football Club in 1903 where he earned selection for the South Australian state team. Tierney however refused to play protesting over the non-selection of Sturt ruckman "Taffy" Wayne. As a result, the SAFA suspended Tierney from interstate games for three years, though he was still able to play league football. As a result of this Tierney left West Torrens with only four games left in the season and finished the year playing for the Alma Football Club in Broken Hill.
1904 saw Tierney return to West Adelaide for one season before moving to play with South Adelaide in 1905. He was to stay at South for 1906 but after only four games of the season he transferred back to West Adelaide where he would continue until the end of the 1910 season. Tierney was named co-captain of the club in 1907 and was vice-captain of West Adelaide's 1908 and 1909 premiership sides. In 1908 West Adelaide also were crowned 'Champions of Australia' after defeating the Victorian Football League (VFL) premiership winning team Carlton 12 9 (81) to 7 10 (52) in a match played at the Adelaide Oval.
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