Jim Shanahan
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Guildford, Western Australia[1]
Sunshine West, Victoria
| Jim Shanahan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jobson during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Joseph Leo Shanahan | ||
| Born |
1 June 1901 Guildford, Western Australia[1] | ||
| Died |
8 September 1985 (aged 84)[2] Sunshine West, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Horsham | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924–1926 | Collingwood | 42 (0) | |
| 1927 | Carlton | 2 (1) | |
| 1928–1929 | Fitzroy | 27 (3) | |
| Total | 71 (4) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Joseph Leo Shanahan (1 June 1901 – 8 September 1985)[3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[4]
Shanahan was born in Western Australia, but came to the VFL from Horsham.[5] A defender, he played in a back pocket for Collingwood in the 1925 VFL Grand Final and was on a half back flank in the 1926 VFL Grand Final. He finished on the losing team in both matches.[6]
He went to Carlton for the first part of the 1927 VFL season, playing in the seniors in rounds four and five.[6][7]
Shanahan returned to Collingwood midway through 1927[8] and played in the VFL Seconds finals series.[9] Shanahan also played for Collingwood against Western Australia[10] at Subiaco in August, 1927,[11] kicking two goals[12] and best on ground honours![13]
In 1928 Shanahan played 17 games with Fitzroy.
Shanahan was appointed as captain / coach of the Camberwell Football Club in 1929[14][15] but resigned after five games, playing his last game against Yarraville on Saturday, 18 May 1929[16] and was cleared back to Fitzroy where he played out the 1929 season, playing his first match on Saturday, 22 June 1929 against Richmond.[17][18]
Shanahan then crossed to Williamstown in 1930.[19]
Shanahan, who worked as a police officer, was appointed coach of Williamstown the following year, in 1931[20] but was forced to resign before the beginning of the season by the Victorian Chief Commissioner, who ruled that members of the police force could not be football coaches.[21][22]
He married Hannah Elizabeth James in 1931 in Carlton, Victoria. They had four children: Leo, Lawrence, Margaret and Johnny.[citation needed]
Shanahan coached the Henty Football Club in the Albury & District Football League in 1939, only to lose the grand final from a goal kicked after the final siren by a Brocklesby player.[23][24][25][26][27][28]
