Charles Eric Whitely (12 January 1904 – 12 September 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Charlie Whitely | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Eric Whitely | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Albury, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 12 September 1953 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Yarra Junction, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Hume Weir (O&MFL) | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
| 1926 | Hawthorn | 1 (1) | |
| 1926–27 | Prahran (VFA) | 6 (2) | |
| 1927–32 | Brunswick (VFA) | 79 (18) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editThe son of William Albert James Whitely (1873–1943)[2] and Elizabeth Mary Whitely, nee Babbington (1873–1953), Charles Eric Whitely was born at Albury on 12 January 1904.
Football
editWhitely was a lightly-built wingman and half-forward who had a neat left foot stab-pass.[3]
He commenced his football career with the Hume Weir club in the Ovens & Murray Football League[4] where he played from 1922 to 1924.
In 1925 Whitely joined Richmond, making his solitary appearance in the senior team in their loss to Carlton.[5]
He transferred to Hawthorn for the 1926 VFL season and scored a goal on debut against St Kilda but also fractured a rib[6] and never again played a VFL match.
Whitely later transferred to Prahran[7] and then Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association.
Later life
editIn 1926 Charles Whitely married Thelma Sedgman and they lived in Melbourne with Whitely working as a mechanic until they moved to the Yarra Junction area in the early 1950s.
Charles Eric Whitely died in September 1953 and was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Park.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 849. Sydney. 8 April 1943. p. 10.
- ^ "Charles Whitely". Tigerland Archive.
- ^ "HUME WEIR DEFEATS ALBURY". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel. Victoria. 11 May 1923. p. 3.
- ^ "CARLTON'S IMPROVEMENT". The Argus. Melbourne. 15 June 1925. p. 16.
- ^ "ST. KILDA DEFEAT HAWTHORN". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 June 1926. p. 6.
- ^ "PERMIT APPLICATIONS". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 July 1926. p. 6.
- ^ "Charles Eric Whitely". Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
External links
edit- Charlie Whitely's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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