| Eddie Toms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Vincent Toms | ||
| Date of birth | (1872-07-28)28 July 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 August 1953(1953-08-10) (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Albert Park, Victoria | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897 | South Melbourne | 7 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edward Vincent Toms (28 July 1872 – 10 August 1953) was anAustralian rules footballer who played with bothMelbourne andSouth Melbourne in theVictorian Football Association (VFA) and with South Melbourne in theVictorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]
The son of William John Toms (1837-1913),[3] and Bridget Catherine Toms (1836-1917), née McGrath,[4] Edward Vincent Toms was born atRichmond, Victoria on 28 July 1872.
He married Beatrice Mabel Kelly (1872-1958), atRichmond, Victoria on 29 April 1907.[5][6] They had four children: Eileen (B.1908), Kevin (b.1910), Beatrice (b.1913), and Sheila (b.1916).
Educated at the Yarra Park State School,[7] he went (on a scholarship) toScotch College, Melbourne for four years (1887 to 1890). He played for the College's First XVIII in 1889 and 1890, and wasdux of the College in 1890.[8][9]
He played for Melbourne in the VFA in 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, and 1895; he was unable to play in 1894, due to an injury.[2]
He was cleared from Melbourne to South Melbourne on 29 April 1896.[10] He played on the half-back flank inSouth Melbourne's 1896 premiership match loss to Collingwood.[11][12]
He played in seven matches for South Melbourne in the club's first-ever VFL season (1897), with his last gameagainst Melbourne, at the MCG, on 26 June 1897.
He was the Principal of the Albert Park Grammar School and of Toms' Business College, both of which he conducted for half a century, having taken over the operation of the Grammar School from Samuel Newbury, its previous owner, in 1896.[13][14][15]
He died atAlbert Park, Victoria on 10 August 1953.[16][14]
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