Fred Edwards (footballer)

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 (1891-10-09)9 October 1891
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 3 October 1972(1972-10-03) (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

The 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

Essendon (VFL)

Recruited by Essendon from the Beverley Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MJFA), 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)

Cleared from Essendon to Melbourne on 2 July 1913.[10]

Death

He died at Windsor, Victoria on 3 October 1972.[11]

Notes

References

  • 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.
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