Australian rules footballer
| Carl Watson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernest Carl Watson | ||
| Date of birth | (1904-11-11)11 November 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Deloraine, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 26 February 1960(1960-02-26) (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Latrobe | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927–1931 | Richmond | 44 (3) | |
| 1932 | Essendon | 11 (1) | |
| Total | 55 (4) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ernest Carl Watson (11 November 1904 – 26 February 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Frank Watson (1878-1957), and Emily May Watson (1878-1941), née Elmer, Ernest Carl Watson was born at Deloraine, Tasmania on 11 November 1904.
He married Julia Phyllis Gladys Hanson (1908-1972) in 1935.
Football
Watson came to Richmond from Tasmanian club Latrobe.
Richmond (VFL)
He played on a wing for Richmond in the 1928 VFL Grand Final and 1929 VFL Grand Final. Richmond were beaten in both matches.
Essendon (VFL)
He moved to Essendon for the 1932 VFL season.
Oakleigh (VFA)
Cleared from Essendon in 1931, he played with the VFA club Oakleigh for nine seasons.
Athlete
He was a well-performed professional sprinter, winning, among other victories, the 1924 (130 yards) Ulverstone Cup, running off 12 yards (Ted Terry, running off 11 yards was third).
Employment
Outside of football, he was employed as a fireman.
Notes
- "Carl E. Watson". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
- First in V.F.L., Western Tiers, (Monday, 1 November 1982), p.19.
- Obituary: Mrs. Emily Watson, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 5 May 1941), p.6.
- Holmesby & Main (2007).
- Weekly Times Football Series — Richmond League team, 1929, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 25 May 1929), p.46.
- ^ AFL Tables.
- League Permits: ("E.C. Watson, Richmond to Essendon"), The Argus, (Saturday, 30 April 1932), p.29.
- League Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 14 May 1931), p.11.
- Ulverstone Sports: E.C. Watson wins Cup, The Mercury, (Saturday, 27 December 1924), p.16.
- Hogan (1996), p.240; Maplestone (1996), p.18.
- Firemen Playing in Senior Football, The Herald, (Thursday, 5 May 1932), p.34.
References
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
External links
- Carl Watson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Carl Watson at AustralianFootball.com
- Carl Watson, at Boyles Football Photos
- Ernie Watson, at The VFA Project