Archie J. Sykes was an Australian rules football

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er who played for the Essendon Football Club

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, and was involved in the club's 1897 premiership win

1897 VFL finals series

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Sykes played for Essendon for 7 years in the then VFA

Victorian Football League

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, between 1889–1896, bar 1891. Sykes was involved in 3 Essendon VFA premierships, in 1892-3-4. After Essendon joined the new Victorian Football League

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, Sykes played with the Bombers for one season (1897) where they won the premiership, before retiring at the end of 1897. Sykes also represented Victoria

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in 1893.