Jim Francis

Jim Francis
Jim Francis
Personal information
Full name	James Arthur Francis
Date of birth	12 December 1910
Place of birth	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Date of death	16 November 2004 (aged 93)
Place of death	Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s)	Manningtree P.S.
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1929–1933	Hawthorn
1934–1943	Carlton
Total
Coaching career
Years	Club
1956–1958	Carlton
1959–1960	St Kilda
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Arthur Francis (12 December 1910 – 16 November 2004^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Henry Walter Francis (1883–1964)^[2] and Sarah Victoria Francis, née Jackson (1884–1929),^[3] James Arthur Francis was born in Hawthorn on 12 December 1910.

His brothers John and Syd also played VFL football, both for Hawthorn.^[4]

In 1937, James Francis married Shirley Louise King at St. Stephens Church of England in Richmond.^[5]

Football

Hawthorn

After playing 61 games for Hawthorn, Francis left the Hawks in controversial circumstances, due to a disagreement with the club and his family's sports store.^[6] Francis wanted the club to order their uniforms through his store, but when Hawthorn secretary Sam Ramsay refused, he asked for a clearance to Carlton.^[6]

Carlton

Francis made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 9 of the 1934 season. He retired as a player at the end of the 1943 season having played 162 games and was later appointed coach of the Blues from 1956 to 1958. Under his tenure the Blues struggled, despite having a good side on paper, and Francis was sacked in 1958. Francis was bitter about the firing and never spoke to his former close friend and Carlton coaching successor Ken Hands again.

St Kilda

Francis was appointed St Kilda Football Club senior coach for 1959–60, again achieving modest on-field results.

Death

Jim Francis died on 16 November 2004 and is buried at Box Hill Cemetery.

References

^ Brewster, Richard (12 February 2005). "Memories of a footy hero". The Age.
^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 34, 018. Victoria, Australia. 20 May 1964. p. 26.
^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 25, 814. Victoria, Australia. 8 May 1929. p. 1.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (9th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7.
^ "Family Notices". Table Talk. No. 3634. Victoria, Australia. 30 December 1937. p. 44.
^ ^a ^b Piesse, Ken (1993). The Complete Guide to Australian Football. Melbourne: Pan MacMillan Australia Pty Limited. pp. 111–112. ISBN 0330357123.

External links

Jim Francis at Blueseum

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[1] Brewster, Richard (12 February 2005). "Memories of a footy hero". The Age.

[2] "Family Notices". The Age. No. 34, 018. Victoria, Australia. 20 May 1964. p. 26.

[3] "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 25, 814. Victoria, Australia. 8 May 1929. p. 1.

[4] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (9th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7.

[5] "Family Notices". Table Talk. No. 3634. Victoria, Australia. 30 December 1937. p. 44.

[Piesse-6] Piesse, Ken (1993). The Complete Guide to Australian Football. Melbourne: Pan MacMillan Australia Pty Limited. pp. 111–112. ISBN 0330357123.

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v t e Carlton Football Club 1938 VFL premiers
Carlton 15.10 (100) defeated Collingwood 13.7 (85), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Anderson 2. McIntyre 4. Baxter 5. Diggins (c) 6. Chitty 7. Carney 10. Francis 11. Hale 12. Crisp 14. McLean 17. Hollingshead 21. Gill 22. Vallence 23. Schmidt 26. Park 28. Wrout 30. Price 31. McInnes 32. Green
Coach: Diggins

v t e Coaches of the Carlton Football Club
VFL/AFL	1902–1909: Worrall 1909–1911: Elliott 1912: Clark 1913: Wells 1914–1918: Clark 1919: Valentine 1920–1922: Clark 1922–1923: Clover 1924: Parratt 1925: O'Brien 1925: Caldwell 1926: Brew 1927: Clover 1928: Brew 1929–1934: Minogue 1935–1936: Maher 1937: Rowe 1938–1940: Diggins 1941–1955: Bentley 1956–1958: Francis 1959–1964: Hands 1965–1971: Barassi 1972–1975: Nicholls 1976–1977: Thorogood 1978: Stewart 1978: Silvagni 1978–1979: Jesaulenko 1980: Jones 1981–1985: Parkin 1986–1989: Walls 1989–1990: Jesaulenko 1991–2000: Parkin 2001–2002: Brittain 2003–2007: Pagan 2007–2012: Ratten 2013–2015: Malthouse 2015: Barker 2016–2019: Bolton 2019–2021: Teague 2022–: Voss
AFL Women's	2017–2018: Keeping 2019–2022 (S7): Harford 2023–: Buck
Italics denote caretaker coach

v t e Coaches of the St Kilda Football Club
VFL/AFL	1906: Hall 1908: Grace 1909: J. Smith 1911: Drohan 1913: Sparrow 1914: McNamara 1915; 1918:* J. Smith 1919: Eicke 1920: Sparrow 1920–1921: Ricketts 1922–1923: McNamara 1924: Eicke 1925–1926: Clark 1927: Heinz 1928–1929: Sparrow 1930: Cubbins 1931–1932: Hardy 1932: King 1933: Deane 1934: C. Watson 1935–1937: Minogue 1938–1940: Clarke 1941: Knight 1942–1943: Garvin 1944–1945: H. Thomas 1946–1947: Hird 1948–1950: Froude 1951: Green 1952–1953: Williamson 1954–1955: Foote 1956–1958: Killigrew 1959–1960: Francis 1961–1976: Jeans 1972, 1974: Guy 1977: R. Smith 1978–1980: M. Patterson 1980–1982: Jesaulenko 1983–1984: Jewell 1984–1986: Gellie 1987–1989: Baldock 1987: Davis 1990–1993: Sheldon 1994–1998: Alves 1999–2000: T. Watson 2001: Blight 2001–2006: G. Thomas 2007–2011: Lyon 2012–2013: Watters 2014–2019: Richardson 2019–2022: Ratten 2023–: Lyon
AFL Women's	2020–2021: Searle 2022 (S6)–: Dal Santo
St Kilda did not participate in the VFL from 1916–1917 due to World War I Italics* denote caretaker coach