Charles Patrick McCartney[1] (17 March 1873 — 26 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Charlie McCartney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Patrick McCartney | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 1949 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Colac, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | West Melbourne | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897 | South Melbourne | 13 (0) | |
| 1899 | Essendon | 4 (0) | |
| Total | 17 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Francis McCartney (1840-1895), and Ann McCartney (1840-1898),[3] née Ryan, Charles Patrick McCartney was born on 17 March 1873.
He married Alice Maud Felton (1877-1925)[4] in 1904. He later married Jessie Wilhelmina Rachel Johnson (1866-1946), née Gail, in 1933.
Football
editMcCartney first played with West Melbourne in the junior competition and joined South Melbourne for the 1896 VFA season.[5] He played for South Melbourne in its first VFL match, against Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 8 May 1897.[6]
In 1898 he returned to West Melbourne, the team wearing crepe in the week following his mother's death.[7]
In 1899 McCartney returned to the VFL, this time playing with Essendon.[8]
Later life
editMcCartney worked for the International Harvester Company for nearly fifty years, retiring in 1940.[9]
Death
editCharles Patrick McCartney died at Colac on 26 May 1949.[10]
Notes
edit- ^ Several official records (including Victorian BDM records) and news articles spell his surname as MacArtney but official football records have McCartney
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.567.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 16, 207. Victoria, Australia. 14 June 1898. p. 1.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 24, 474. Victoria, Australia. 15 January 1925. p. 1.
- ^ "GOSSIP". Sportsman. No. 793. Victoria, Australia. 28 April 1896. p. 6.
- ^ 'Onlooker', "South v. Melbourne: The Red and White Defeated", The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 15 May 1897), p.3.
- ^ "WEST MELBOURNE V. HAWTHORN". North Melbourne Gazette. Vol. V, no. 4. Victoria, Australia. 24 June 1898. p. 3.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 16, 506. Victoria, Australia. 1 June 1899. p. 7.
- ^ "Presentation To Workman". Williamstown Chronicle. No. 4772. Victoria, Australia. 9 March 1940. p. 1.
- ^ Deaths: Macartney, The Argus, (Friday, 27 May 1949), p.12.
References
edit- 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.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
- Essendon Football Team, Melbourne Punch, (Thursday, 1 June 1899), p.21—note that McCartney is identified as "M'Carty".
External links
edit- Charlie McCartney's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie McCartney at AustralianFootball.com
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