Jim Caldwell (footballer)
| Jim Caldwell | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James McIlwrick Caldwell | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 1929 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | East Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907–08, 1920–22 | Williamstown | 70 | |
| 1909–19 | South Melbourne | 155 (34) | |
| 1923–24 | Perth | 13 | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1923–24 | Perth | 28 (4–23–1) | |
| 1925 | Carlton | 11 (4–7–0) | |
| 1929 | South Melbourne | 4 (1–3–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1929.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James McIlwrick Caldwell (11 August 1888 – 21 August 1929) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Caldwell played through the centre and was a premiership player with Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Williamstown before joining South Melbourne in 1909. In his debut season, South Melbourne reached the Grand Final but Caldwell missed playing due to a nine-week suspension for striking in the Preliminary Final. Almost a decade later, in 1918, he captained the club to victory in the 1918. By then, Caldwell was playing as a rover and had become a regular Victorian interstate representative.
In 1921, Caldwell captain-coached Williamstown to a premiership.
Caldwell coached VFL club Carlton in 1925. In 1929, Caldwell was appointed South Melbourne coach but died season, on 21 August.
He is the brother of the St Kilda footballer Arthur Caldwell.
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