Dick McKay

This is the umpire profile for John Francis McCabe (a.k.a. Dick McKay), born in Farrell Flat, South Australia in 1877. He officiated as a field umpire and as a boundary umpire in the VFL/AFL, officiating three grand finals as a boundary umpire (1918, 1921, 1922). McKay also played for Fitzroy, St Kilda, South Melbourne and Williamstown.

Umpire Details

Name: John McCabe
Full Name: John Francis McCabe
Alias: Dick McKay
DOB: 15/06/1877
POB: Farrell Flat, South Australia
DOD: 21/06/1932
POD: South Melbourne, Victoria
AFLUA Boundary Umpire Heritage No.: 102

Umpire History

VFL/AFL History: (1915, 1918, 1921-1922) - 11 matches

Boundary Umpire (1915, 1918, 1921-1922) - 10 matches
Field Umpire (1918) - 1 match

Umpire Accolades

VFL/AFL Accolades:

Boundary Umpire (1915, 1918, 1921-1922)
- 10 matches officiated as a boundary umpire in the VFL/AFL
- 1918, 1921, 1922 grand finals officiated as a boundary umpire in the VFL/AFL
Field Umpire (1918)
- 1 match officiated as a field umpire in the VFL/AFL

Season History

Season	Premiership	Position	Matches
1915	VFL Season	Boundary Umpire	6
1918	VFL Season	Field Umpire	1
1918	VFL Season	Boundary Umpire	2
1921	VFL Season	Boundary Umpire	1
1922	VFL Season	Boundary Umpire	1

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The information provided on this site does not necessarily align with the official record. The purpose of this site is to present its author's attempt to amalgamate a variety of sources of information on the VFL/AFL, VFA/VFL, SANFL, WAFL, TSL and other competitions to provide its users a unified view of the people (e.g. players, coaches, draftees and umpires), places, events (e.g. matches, drafts and awards) and other entities that have contributed to the rich history of Australian rules football.