Charlie Merton
| Charlie Merton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles William Merton | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Elmore, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 2000 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Muckatah | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939 | Footscray | 3 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Charles William Merton (24 November 1918 – 30 August 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Merton apparently tied with the winner in the 1938 – Murray Football League O'Dwyer Medal, but strangely has not been officially recognised as a joint winner of the award.[2]
Merton later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 606. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1938 - Murray Football League - O'Dwyer Medal". Cobram Courier. 17 August 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Charles William Merton". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
[edit]- Charlie Merton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Merton at AustralianFootball.com
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