Jack Skinner (Australian footballer)

John William Skinner (5 June 1917 – 12 April 1988)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

John Skinner
Personal information
Full name	John William Skinner
Date of birth	(1917-06-05)5 June 1917
Place of birth	Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Date of death	12 April 1988(1988-04-12) (aged 70)
Place of death	Newcastle, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Bacchus Marsh, Darley
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1939–1941	Carlton	38 (9)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Skinner later served in the Australian Army during World War II.^[3]

Notes

1. "Jack Skinner - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 771. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
3. "World War II Roll: John William Skinner". Department of Veterans Affairs.

External links

• Jack Skinner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Jack Skinner's profile at Blueseum