Athol Tymms

Infobox afl player | firstname = Athol
lastname = Tymms




birthdate = birth date|1886|2|21|df=y
birthplace = Essendon, Victoria
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dead = dead
deathdate = 1949
deathplace = Armadale, Victoria
debutdate = 1949
debutteam = Essendon
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playingteams = Essendon (1905)

3 games, 1 goal

University (1908-1911, 1913)

60 games, 29 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2005
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Athol Stanley Mortimer Tymms (21 February 1886—1949) was a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Football career

Essendon career

Tymms attended Melbourne Grammar and debuted with the Essendon Football Club in 1905. Born in Essendon, he played 3 games for the club.

University career

After two seasons out of the VFL, he returned to the league by moving to University for the 1908 season, going on to play 60 games with the club until 1913.

Post-playing career

After the 1913 season Tymms retired to focus on his career as a doctor. He died in Armadale in 1949 at the age of 63.