Charlie Whitely
| 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 (Albury) | ||
| Height / weight | 173 cm / 68 kg | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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]
Whitely joined Richmond from the Hume Weir club in Albury[2] in 1925, making his solitary appearance in the senior team in their loss to Carlton.[3] He transferred to Hawthorn for the 1926 VFL season and scored a goal on debut against St Kilda but also fractured a rib[4] and never again played a VFL match. He later transferred to Prahran in the Victorian Football Association.[5]
In 1930 he married Thelma Sedgman and they lived in Melbourne until his death in 1953.
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ "HUME WEIR DEFEATS ALBURY". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 11 May 1923. p. 3.
- ^ "CARLTON'S IMPROVEMENT". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 15 June 1925. p. 16.
- ^ "ST. KILDA DEFEAT HAWTHORN". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 7 June 1926. p. 6.
- ^ "PERMIT APPLICATIONS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 1 July 1926. p. 6.
External links
- Charlie Whitely's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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