Jim Cassidy (coach)

James Joseph Cassidy (2 May 1878 – 3 April 1956[2] ) was an Australian rules football coach who coached Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jim Cassidy
Personal information
Full name James Joseph Cassidy
Date of birth (1878-05-02)2 May 1878
Place of birth Scotland[1]
Date of death 3 April 1956(1956-04-03) (aged 77)
Place of death Nathalia
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897, 1909 Footscray (VFA)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1908–09, 1912–15, 1918 Footscray(VFA)
1926 Footscray 8 (1–7–0)
Career highlights
  • Premiership coach (VFA) 1908, 1913

Cassidy played and coached Footscray in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) prior to his appointment as senior VFL coach.[3] He coached Footscray to the 1908 and 1913 VFA premierships, then later worked at Footscray as a club trainer.[3] In the 1926 VFL season, Cassidy was in charge of Footscray's seniors for the first eight rounds, before resigning.[4] The club managed just one win under Cassidy but it was just their second season in the league. In 2010 he was inducted into the Bulldogs Hall of Fame.[3]

References
  1. "Jim Cassidy Knew All The Champions". Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 5 April 1956. p. 15. Retrieved 2 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Pioneers - Footscray-Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. "Australian Rules". Referee. Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 23 June 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 23 August 2015.


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