Jimmy Gordon (Australian rules footballer)

James Duncan Gordon (1 January 1896 – 30 September 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jimmy Gordon
Personal information
Full name	James Duncan Gordon
Date of birth	(1896-01-01)1 January 1896
Place of birth	Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death	30 September 1918(1918-09-30) (aged 22)
Place of death	Mont Saint-Quentin, France
Original team(s)	Elsternwick
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1913–1914	Essendon	8 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of James Duncan, and Blanche Eleanor Duncan, née De Wart, née Edwards, James Duncan Gordon was born in Williamstown, Victoria on 1 January 1896.

Football

Recruited from Elsternwick, Gordon was a rover and half-forward who made his debut for Essendon, at the age of 18 years, against University on 9 August 1913; and, in that match, Gordon kicked the winning goal after the final bell.^[1] Shockingly, as of 2024, Essendon has never won a game with a goal after the siren since.^[2]

Military service

He served as a bombardier in the army during World War I and was killed in action, in France, on 30 September 1918.^[3]

His step-brother, Ewen James Gordon (1891–1916), who also served in the First AIF, was also killed in action (on 18 August 1916).^[4][5]

See also

• List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service