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Eddie Prescott

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Eddie Prescott
Prescott in 1904
Personal information
Full name Edward Charles Prescott
Date of birth (1880-12-09)9 December 1880
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 21 June 1919(1919-06-21) (aged 38)
Place of death South Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Williamstown
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904 Carlton 11 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Charles Prescott (9 December 1880 – 21 June 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of Charles Edward Prescott, and Minnie Prescott, née Keily,[2][3] Edward Charles Prescott was born in Melbourne on 9 December 1880.

Football

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Wiiliamstown (VFA)

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He played for Williamstown Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1902 and 1903.

Carlton (VFL)

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In June 1904 the VFA permit committee refused to grant Prescott a clearance to transfer from Williamstown to North Melbourne (which at the time, was also a VFA club);[4] however, several weeks later it granted Prescott a clearance to play with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

In his single season with Carlton (1904), he played in 11 games and kicked 9 goals, and his last match was in the 1904 Grand Final against Fitzroy on 17 September 1904, in which he kicked one of Carlton's five goals (Carlton lost to Fitzroy: 5.7 (37) to 9.7 (61)).

Death

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He died at South Melbourne, Victoria on 21 June 1919.[5]

Notes

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References

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  • 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.
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