Charles Harold Lilley (3 July 1892 – 16 June 1982)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Harold Lilley | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Armadale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 1982 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Wangaratta/Elsternwick | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 74.4 kg (164 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre/Defence | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913–15, 1919–25 | Melbourne | 132 (5) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Charles William Henry Lilley (1893-1918),[3][4] and Mary Louisa Lilley (1866-1956), née Wright,[5] Charles Harold Lilley was born at Armadale, Victoria on 3 July 1892.
Football
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In May 1919, an unidentified former Melbourne footballer, wrote to the football correspondent of The Argus as follows:
- "In 1914 the Melbourne football team, after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Out of this combination the following players enlisted and served at the front:—
C. Lilley (seriously wounded), J. Hassett, H. Tomkins (severely wounded), J. Evans (seriously wounded), W. Hendrie, R. L. Park, J. Doubleday (died), A. Best, C. Burge (killed), C. (viz., A.) Williamson (killed), J. Brake, R. Lowell, E. Parsons (seriously wounded), A. M. Pearce (killed), F. Lugton (killed), A. George, C. Armstrong, P. Rodriguez (killed), J. Cannole (viz., Connole), A. Fraser (seriously wounded), T. Collins.
These are all players of note, and in themselves would have formed a very fine side, but there is only one of them playing at the present time, viz., C. Lilley, who, as a matter of fact, takes the field under some disability owing to severe wounds which he received on service." — The Argus, 16 May 1919.[7]
- "In 1914 the Melbourne football team, after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Military service
editHe served in the First AIF during World War One.[8]
He played for the (winning) Third Australian Divisional team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match.[9][10]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Charlie Lilley - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.515.
- ^ Births: Lilley, The Argus, (Wednesday, 21 October 1863), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Lilley, The Argus, (Saturday, 17 August 1918), p.11.
- ^ Deaths: Lilley, The Argus, (Wednesday, 11 January 1956), p.13.
- ^ Detail of Organised by Australian Olympic swimmer Lieutenant Frank Beaurepaire, etc., in the collection of the Australian War Memorial (Accession number: H16689).
- ^ 'Old Boy', "Football: Notes and Comments", The Argus, (Friday, 16 May 1919), p.8. See, also: Armor Plated for Football, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 23 March 1940), p.8.
- ^ "Charles Harold Lilley | Discovering Anzacs | National Archives of Australia and Archives NZ". 23 October 2013.
- ^ The original newsreel: Australian Football (Pathé Newsreel, 1916) on YouTube
- ^ The 2019 remastered and colourised version of the original newsreel: Australian Football (Pathé Newsreel, 1916), remastered and colourised version (2019) on YouTube
References
edit- Pioneer Exhibition Game Australian Football: in aid of British and French Red Cross Societies: 3rd Australian Division v. Australian Training Units at Queen's Club, West Kensington, on Saturday, October 28th, 1916, at 3pm, Wightman & Co., (London), 1919.
- Richardson, N. (2016), The Game of Their Lives, Pan Macmillan Australia: Sydney. ISBN 978-1-7435-3666-7
- Photograph at An All-Round Sport, The Winner, (Wednesday, 29 November 1916), p.8.
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Gunner Charles Harold Lilley (19632), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Bombardier Charles Harold Lilley (19632), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- Bombardier Charles Harold Lilley (19632), National Archives of Australia.
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charlie Lilley.
- Charlie Lilley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Lilley at AustralianFootball.com
- Charlie Lilley, at Demonwiki.
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