Arthur Chilcott (born 26 February 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Arthur Chilcott
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-02-26) 26 February 1963 (age 61)
Original team(s) Western Suburbs
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1984–1985 Sydney Swans 13 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Chilcott was recruited from Sydney club Western Suburbs, but came from the Illawarra and was the first person from that region to play league football.[1][2] While at Western Suburbs he twice finished equal third in the Phelan Medal, in 1982 and 1983.[3]

Debuting in the 1984 VFL season, Chilcott appeared in 11 of the first 14 rounds, before being forced out of the side with injury.[4][5] He kicked four goals in Sydney's round four win over Collingwood.[4][6] The following year he made two league appearances.[4] He left the Swans in 1986 to play rugby league for the Balmain Tigers.

He later played for the Bateman's Bay Seahawks in the Australian Capital Territory Football League.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ Illawarra Mercury, "Injury comes at bad time for Aidan Riley", 11 July 2013, Tim Barrow
  3. ^ "Phelan Medalists" (PDF). NSW Football History. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2014. (PDF)
  4. ^ a b c "Arthur Chilcott". AFL Tables.
  5. ^ "Australian Football: Swans take break to prime for Cup". The Canberra Times. 22 July 1984. p. 6 Section: SPORT – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Swans hold lead for 3-point win". The Canberra Times. ACT. 22 April 1984. p. 27 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Bay Border ties remain strong". The Canberra Times. ACT. 20 February 1994. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.