Charles Frederick Edwards (9 October 1891 – 3 October 1972), variously known as "Fred Edwards" and as "Charlie Edwards",[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Fred Edwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Frederick Edwards | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 1972 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Windsor, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Beverley | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913 | Essendon | 1 (1) | |
| 1913 | Melbourne | 3 (2) | |
| Total | 4 (3) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Charles James Edwards (1866-1938),[3] and Sarah Annie Edwards (1868-1907), née Smith,[4][5] Charles Frederick Edwards was born at Richmond, Victoria on 9 October 1891.[6]
He married Violet Daphne Hailes (1891-1963) on 7 November 1914.[7][8]
Football
editEssendon (VFL)
editRecruited by Essendon from the Beverley Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MJFA)[broken anchor], he played one senior game for Essendon: against Richmond on 3 May 1913.[9]
The three "new" Essendon footballers who had played on 3 May 1913 — that is, Edwards, Hughie Tait, and Jim Moore — were not selected to play against Collingwood on the following Saturday (10 May 1913).
Melbourne (VFL)
editCleared from Essendon to Melbourne on 2 July 1913.[10]
Death
editHe died at Windsor, Victoria on 3 October 1972.[11]
Notes
edit- ^ Demonwiki.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.253.
- ^ Deaths: Edwards, The Age, (Saturday, 3 September 1938), p.11.
- ^ Marriages: Rdwards—Smith, The Age, (Saturday, 3 May 1890), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: Edwards, The Age, (Tuesday, 16 April 1907), p.1.
- ^ Births: Edwards, The Age, (Saturday, 24 October 1891), p.5.
- ^ Approaching Marriages, Table Talk, (Thursday, 15 October 1914), p.9.
- ^ Mr. C.F. Edwards to Miss V.D. Hailes, Punch, (Thursday, 19 November 1914), p.37.
- ^ Essendon (13.11) Beat Richmond (11.12), The Age, (Monday, 5 May 1913), p.13.
- ^ Sporting Intelligence: Football: Victorian League, The Argus, (Thursday, 3 July 1913), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: Edwards, The Age, (Thursday, 5 October 1972), p.23.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, 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
- Topics of the Week: Prominent North Richmond Business Man Retires. — Mr. W.A. Lovell, of Victoria street, Succeeded by "Footbailer" Edwards, The Richmond Guardian, (Saturday, 8 February 1919), p.2.
External links
edit- Fred Edwards's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Fred Edwards at AustralianFootball.com
- Charlie Edwards, at Demonwiki.
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