Full name Archie J. Sykes Years Club | 1897 Essendon Name Archie Sykes | |
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Date of birth (1866-09-24)24 September 1866 Date of death 26 August 1957(1957-08-26) (aged 90) Original team(s) Geelong West / Geelong (VFA) | ||
Archie 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.
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.
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