Archie Sykes
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Fullname
Archibald Sykes
Date of birth
24 September 1866
Place of birth
Geelong, Victoria
Date of death
26 August 1957 (aged 90)
| Archie Sykes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Archibald Sykes | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1866 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 26 August 1957 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong West | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1886–1888 | Geelong (VFA) | 36 (13) | |
| 1889–1890, 1892–1896 | Essendon (VFA) | 85 (39) | |
| 1891 | Fremantle (WAFA 1886–1899) | 9 (?) | |
| 1897 | Essendon | 11 (1) | |
| Total | 141 (53) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Archibald J. Sykes (24 September 1866 – 26 August 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and was involved in the club's 1897 premiership win.[1]
Sykes played for Essendon for seven years in the then VFA in 1889–1890 and 1892–1896, and in 1891, he played for Fremantle in Western Australia. Sykes was involved in three Essendon VFA premierships in 1892–1894. After Essendon joined the new Victorian Football League, Sykes played with the Bombers for one season (1897) where they won the premiership, the fourth of his career, before retiring at the end of 1897. Sykes also represented Victoria in 1893.[1]
