Jim Craig (Australian footballer)

Jim Craig

Personal information
Full name	James Craig
Nickname(s)	Gibraltar
Date of birth	(1900-10-15)15 October 1900
Place of birth	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Date of death	23 November 1978(1978-11-23) (aged 68)
Place of death	Embleton, Western Australia
Position(s)	Centre half-back
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1918–31	West Perth	203 (57)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1924–29	Western Australia	18 (2)
Career highlights
Sandover Medal 1927 West Perth captain 1928, 1930 West Perth Team of the Century (2000)

James "Jim" Craig (15 October 1900 – 23 November 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He was the winner of the 1927 Sandover Medal as the "fairest and best" player in the league.

Born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, he began playing with West Perth in 1918. He made his debut for Western Australia at the 1924 Australasian Football Carnival, held in Hobart. Craig also played in the 1927 carnival held in Melbourne, in total playing in 18 interstate and carnival matches for the state. With seven votes, Craig was the winner of the 1927 Sandover Medal, retiring a couple of years later after playing 216 games for West Perth. Craig had captained the club during part of the 1928 season and the entire 1930 season. He died in Embleton in 1978. In 2000, he was included as an interchange player in West Perth's Team of the Century.