Charles Herbert Sweatman (29 July 1873 – 11 June 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Charles Sweatman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Herbert Sweatman | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 June 1915 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Echuca, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Ascot Vale | ||
| Position(s) | Half back / Half forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–99 | Carlton | 30 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of John Sweatman (-1925),[2] and Amelia Ann Sweatman (-1917), née Rixon,[3] Charles Herbert Sweatman was born on 29 July 1873.
He married Elizabeth Margaret Critney Kinley (1872-1927) in 1899. (She remarried in 1920, and became Mrs. William Robinson).
Football
editHe played 30 games over three seasons with Carlton. As was the case with another Carlton footballer, George Henry Ward (1876–1934), whose family name was mistakenly identified in all official VFL records as "Warde", Sweatman was mistakenly identified in official VFL records as "Tom Sweetman".[4] Both of these were clerical errors.
On 1 May 1900 "C.H. Sweatman" was granted a clearance from Carlton to Essendon Town.[5]
On 22 May 1905, "C.H. Sweetman" was granted a clearance from Essendon Town to the Boulder City Football Club in the Goldfields Football League in Western Australia.[6][7]
In June 1908, "C. Sweetman" was granted a clearance from Boulder City to the Brighton Football Club.[8] Although he was (apparently) selected in the team,[9] he did not play for Brighton in the match against Northcote on 27 June 1908.[10]
Death
editHe died (suddenly), of heart failure, at the Echuca District Hospital on 11 June 1915.[11][12]
Footnotes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.809.
- ^ Deaths: Sweatman, The Argus, (Tuesday, 11 August 1925), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Sweatman, The Argus, (Thursday, 15 March 1917), p.1.
- ^ De Bolfo, Tony (7 March 2019). "120 years on: Pioneer Blue's true identity revealed". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Football, The Age, (Thursday,3 May 1900), p.3.
- ^ Goldfields Football Association, The Kalgoorlie Miner, (Tuesday, 23 May 1905), p.8.
- ^ The Boulder City Football Team, The (Perth) Truth, (Saturday, 5 October 1907), p.8.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 June 1908), p.9.
- ^ (Team List) Brighton v. Northcote, (Saturday, 27 June 1908), p.2.
- ^ Brighton v. Northcote, The Herald, (Saturday, 27 June 1908), p.6.
- ^ Social Brevities, The Flemington Spectator, (Thursday, 24 June 1915), p.2.
- ^ Obituary, The Echuca and Moama Advertiser and Farmers' Gazette, (Saturday, 12 June 1915), p.2.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
External links
edit- Charles Sweatman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- "Charlie Sweatman's" profile at AustralianFootball.com
- "Charlie Sweatman's" profile at Blueseum
- "C.H. Sweetman", at The VFA Project.