Sam Stivey
Sam Stivey | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Samuel Tremaine Stivey | ||
Date of birth | 15 March 1881 | ||
Place of birth |
Victoria | ||
Date of death | 21 March 1943 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Wing | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
unknown |
Boulder City | unknown | |
1902–03 | Carlton | 2 (0) | |
1903 | Port Melbourne | unknown | |
Umpiring career | |||
Years | League | Role | Games |
1904–08 | GFA | Field umpire | |
1904 | WASP | Field umpire | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Samuel Tremaine Stivey (15 March 1881 – 21 March 1943) was an Australian sportsman.
He played and umpired
Family
The son of John Thomas Stivey (1856-1931),[1] and Kate Stivey (1857-1935), née Gronous,[2] Samuel Tremaine Stivey was born in Sandridge, later known as Port Melbourne on 15 March 1881.[3]
He married Catherine Watson (1883-1969) in Perth, in 1902.
Football
He emigrated to the
Boulder City (GFA)
Stivey played football for
Umpire (GFA)
He was also a noted umpire, with Dave Strickland considering him "the best adjudicator of our national game with the exception of Ivo Crapp". He umpired several GFA grand finals, as well as the 1904 West Australian State Premiership, between Railways and West Perth.
Stivey was at the centre of a controversy in October 1905, when, despite being considered the best umpire in the league at the time, he was passed over for the final match of the season, between Railways and
Carlton (VFL)
Stivey moved back to Victoria for the 1902 season, where he represented Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played two matches for Carlton, making his debut in the last round of the 1902 VFL season, against Essendon at Princes Park.[3] His only other match came against Collingwood in round one of the 1903 VFL season.[5]
Port Melbourne (VFA)
Having transferred from Carlton,[6] he played eight matches for Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1903.[7]
Military service and later life
Stivey enlisted for active service at the beginning of the
Boxing
Stivey returned to Perth at the conclusion of the war. He began competing as a boxer in 1924, beginning in
Death
He died at Perth, Western Australia, on 21 March 1943.[9]
See also
Notes
- ^ Deaths: Stivey, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 July 1931), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Stivey, The Age, (Tuesday, 7 May 1935), p.1.
- ^ a b Blueseum.
- ^ "Football amenities. peep behind the scenes" – Western Argus. Published 10 October 1905. Retrieved from Trove, 8 September 2011.
- ^ AFL Tables.
- ^ Football: Victorian Football League, The Argus, (Saturday, 30 May 1903), p.15.
- ^ The VFA Project.
- ^ boxrec.com.
- ^ Deaths: Stivey, The West Australian, (Tuesday, 23 March 1943), p.1.
References
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Staff Sergeant Samuel Tremaine Stivey (20872), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Staff Sergeant Samuel Tremaine Stivey (20872), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Staff Sergeant Samuel Tremaine Stivey (20872), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Sam Stivey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Sam Stivey at AustralianFootball.com
- William Stivey (sic), at The VFA Project.
- Sam Stivey, at Blueseum.
- Sam Stivey (ID#573860), at boxrec.com.