Ted Kennedy (footballer)

Ted Kennedy
Cigarette card of Kennedy in 1908
Personal information
Full name Edwin Page Kennedy
Date of birth 7 September 1877
Place of birth Parkville
Date of death 23 July 1948(1948-07-23) (aged 70)
Place of death Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s) North Melbourne Juniors
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s) wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901–1903 Essendon 43 (1)
1904–1909 Carlton 106 (13)
Total 149 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Career highlights
  • 4 x Finals matches (Essendon) 1901, 1902
  • Essendon Grand Final team 1902
  • 13 x Finals matches (Carlton) 1904-1909
  • 5 x Carlton Grand Final team 1904, 1906-1909
  • 3 x Carlton VFL Premiership team 1906-1908
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edwin Page "Ted" Kennedy (7 September 1877 – 23 July 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1900s.

Family

The son of James Kennedy (1842-1885),[1][2] and Emma Kennedy (1848-1934), née Page,[3][4] Edwin Page Kennedy was born at Parkville, Victoria on 7 September 1877.[5] He was the older brother of Essendon (VFL), Carlton (VFL), and Brighton (VFA) footballer and Victorian politician James Arthur Kennedy (1882-1954).[6]

He married Gertrude Rachel Lewin (1881-1968) on 14 October 1909.[7][8] They had four children.

Football

Essendon (VFL)

A wingman, Kennedy made his VFL debut with Essendon in their premiership year of 1901 but missed out on playing in the Grand Final due to injury. He did however play in the decider the following season but ended up on the losing team.

Carlton

In 1904 he crossed to Carlton and became a three time premiership player with the club, forming a strong centre combination with George Bruce and Rod McGregor. He suffered a knee injury in August 1910, during his (resumed) training with Carlton.[9][10]

Death

He died at his residence in Brighton, Victoria on 23 July 1948,[11] and was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery on 26 July 1948.[12]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Deaths: Kennedy, The Age, (Thursday, 6 August 1885), p. 1.
  2. ^ "A Builder Drowned", The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 8 August 1885), p. 11.
  3. ^ Marriages: Kennedy—Page, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 November 1869), p. 2.
  4. ^ Deaths: Kennedy, The Age, (Monday, 30 July 1934), p. 1.
  5. ^ Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages Births Registration no.20802/1877.
  6. ^ "Sir James Arthur (Jim) Kennedy (1882–1954)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  7. ^ Marriages: Kennedy—Lewin, The Prahran Telegraph, (Saturday, 18 December 1909), p.1.
  8. ^ Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages Deaths Registration no.26948/1968.
  9. ^ "The Play and Players", The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 2 September 1910), p. 2.
  10. ^ "Club Notes", The Argus, (Friday, 9 September 1910), p. 4.
  11. ^ Death Notices: Kennedy, The Argus, (Monday, 26 July 1948), p. 2.
  12. ^ Funeral Notices: Kennedy, The Argus, (Monday, 26 July 1948), p. 8.

References

  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
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