Jim Gregory (13 February 1876 – 14 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 342.

Family The son of George Gregory (1839-1911),Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Monday, 30 October 1911), p. 1. and Christina Gregory (1846-1910), née Mcpherson,Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Monday, 21 November 1910), p. 1. James Grant Gregory was born at Ballarat, Victoria on 3 February 1876.

He married Honora "Nora" O'Connor (1874-1948), in Perth, Western Australia on 24 November 1905.Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Wednesday, 14 July 1948), p. 2.

Siblings There were a number of talented footballers among his brothers,Pollock, N., "10. Christian, known as Christina Gregory (nee McPherson) (1846-1910)", at McPherson, Neil Pollock Family History. including: John "Jack" Gregory, born "McPherson" (1864-1923), played in the VFA with Footscray.Rohan, John M., "Gregory's Big Family in Game", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday 31 March 1934), p. 8. George James Wellington Gregory (1866–1907), played in the Ballarat competition.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria: Births Registration no.6550/1864; Deaths Registration no.1022/1923. Charles Waterloo Gregory (1867–1939), played in the Ballarat competition. Colin Campbell Gregory (1874-1907), played in the VFA with St Kilda (1894),Pennings (2016), pp. 398-399. and Footscray (1897 to 1901).Colin Gregory, at The VFA Project. Frederick Birchall Gregory (1878–1968), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.Frederick Birchall Gregory, at The VFA Project. Duncan Alexander Gregory (1880–1964), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.Duncan Alexander Gregory, at The VFA Project. Three of Duncan's sons played VFL football: Harold Valentine "Harry" Gregory (1902–1993) with Essendon; John James "Johnny" Gregory (1905–1992), with North Melbourne; and Bruce Gregory (1915–1998), also with North Melbourne. Ernest Henry "Harry" Gregory (1882–1945), played in the VFA with West Melbourne."Harry" Gregory, at The VFA Project."Gregory, Harry _WestM07", at The VFA Project. Alfred Compton Gregory (1884–1924), played in the VFA with West Melbourne. Arthur Colin Gregory (1886–1966), played in the VFA with West Melbourne, and with Footscray.Art Gregory, at The VFA Project. Frank Gregory (1888–1951), played in the VFA with West Melbourne.

Football Collingwood (VFA) Recruited from Ballarat, he played his first game for Collingwood, in its last VFA season, against Melbourne, at Victoria Park, on 13 June 1896.

He played as the resting forward pocket rover (kicking 1 goal) in the Collingwood premiership team that defeated South Melbourne, 6.9 (45) to 5.10 (40), in the 1896 Playoff Match, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 6 October 1896.Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.Our Own Yesterdays, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 21 September 1935), p. 4.Pennings (2016), pp. 148-150.

Collingwood (VFL) He played for Collingwood against St Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897 (kicking 1 goal) for Collingwood, in the team's first-ever game in the new VFL competition. He went on to play another 46 games for Collingwood (with another 16 goals) over five seasons (1897 to 1901).

Umpire On his retirement he became an umpire; and, over four seasons (1908 to 1911) he was the boundary umpire for 31 VFL matches and 14 country matches.New player-umpire identified, AFL Umpires Association, 15 April 2014.

Death He died at East Malvern, Victoria on 14 May 1949.Deaths: Gregory, The Age, (Monday, 16 May 1949), p. 2.

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References

Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing.

External links

Jim Gregory's profile at Collingwood Forever