Jim Houghton
University
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R5 1914 v COL23 May 1914
- Most recent
- R17 1914 v FIT22 Aug 1914
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Bairnsdale College in country Victoria, Jim Houghton provided a rural injection to the University list during the club's tumultuous final season in the VFL. He broke into the senior side for three games in 1914, battling to help the amateur Students compete against professional opposition as the shadow of World War I began to deplete the league's playing stocks. Houghton's brief career was ultimately a casualty of the club's dissolution at the end of the year; unlike several high-profile teammates who transferred to Melbourne or Essendon to continue their careers, he did not feature at the top level again following University's permanent withdrawal. His record stands as a snapshot of the Students in their final days, playing a small part in the closing chapter of the league's unique amateur experiment.
Profile
- Born
- 20 Sept 1891
- Died
- 20 June 1973 (aged 81y 273d)
- Birthplace
- Harrietville, VIC
- Deathplace
- Yan Yean, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Bairnsdale College in country Victoria, Jim Houghton provided a rural injection to the University list during the club's tumultuous final season in the VFL. He broke into the senior side for three games in 1914, battling to help the amateur Students compete against professional opposition as the shadow of World War I began to deplete the league's playing stocks. Houghton's brief career was ultimately a casualty of the club's dissolution at the end of the year; unlike several high-profile teammates who transferred to Melbourne or Essendon to continue their careers, he did not feature at the top level again following University's permanent withdrawal. His record stands as a snapshot of the Students in their final days, playing a small part in the closing chapter of the league's unique amateur experiment.