Tom Holland (Australian footballer)

Tom Holland
Personal information
Full name Thomas Christie Holland
Date of birth (1885-09-15)15 September 1885
Place of birth Parkville Victoria
Date of death 27 December 1946(1946-12-27) (aged 61)
Place of death Melbourne Australia
Original team(s) North Melbourne (VFA)
Height / weight 179 cm / 81 kg
Position(s) Half Back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908 Collingwood 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908.

Tom Holland (15 September 1885 – 27 December 1946) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) [1] and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association.

Tom Holland was the youngest child of Thomas Holland (1843-1901) a Sergeant of Police and Johanna Quigley(1845-1911). His brother John James Holland was a member of the Victorian Parliament between 1929 and 1955.He was Educated At Xavier College Kew Victoria. In 1904 he was a member of the Victorian Football Association 1904 North Melbourne Football Club premiership team.

On 16 October 1907 he joined the Victoria Police and served until 1944.

On 14 October 1914 he married Mary Josephine Harper.He was the father of James Christie, Mary Veronica, Patricia Marie, Thomas Joseph and John Francis Holland.

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 405. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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