Charles William Hammond (19 March 1886 – 4 December 1936) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Hammond is notable as the only footballer in history to play in five Carlton premiership sides.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Hammond | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 4 December 1936 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Northcote (MJFA) | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 1905, Carlton vs. Essendon, at Princes Park | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905–1909 | Carlton | 92 (19) | |
| 1910–1911 | North Melbourne (VFA) | 19 (10) | |
| 1912 | Northcote (VFA) | 15 (3) | |
| 1914–1918 | Carlton | 62 (21) | |
| Total | 188 (53) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Thomas Hammond, and Ann Hammond, née Williams, Charles William Hammond was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 19 March 1886. One of his brothers, Jack Hammond (1884–1971), played VFL football for Carlton and Melbourne; and another, Billy Hammond (1887–1919), played VFL football for Collingwood.
He married Elsie May Allport (1885–1939) in 1910.[1]
Football
editHammond originally played for the Northcote Football Club in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).
Carlton (VFL)
editIn 1905, he was recruited to the Carlton Football Club in the VFL, and made his debut in the opening game of the 1905 season, against Essendon on 6 May 1905.[2]
He played as a defender during his early days at the club but soon established himself as an excellent ruck shepherd. Hammond was a premiership player for Carlton in three successive seasons from 1906 to 1908.
North Melbourne (VFA)
editIn 1910, he was one of a group of players who left Carlton in protest over the sacking of coach Jack Worrall.
On 27 April 1910 he was granted a permit to play for the VFA team North Melbourne.[3][4] He played in 19 games, and scored 19 goals for North Melbourne in 1910, as well as playing in its 1910 premiership team.[5]
He also played for North Melbourne in 1911, missing out on the (losing) semi-final match against Brunswick due to injury (he had dislocated his shoulder in the 19 August match against Essendon A).[6]
Northcote (VFA)
editHe was cleared from North Melbourne to play with Northcote on 8 May 1912.[7] His first match for Northcote was against Prahran on 11 May 1912;[8] and he played a total of 15 games for the club in 1912.
His application for a clearance from Northcote to Carlton was refused in June 1913;[9] and there is no record of him playing football anywhere in 1913.
Carlton (VFL)
editCleared from Northcote on 15 April 1914,[10] Hammond returned to Carlton in 1914, where he played for a further five seasons. Hammond was part of two more premiership teams at Carlton, in 1914 and 1915. He remains the only player to have won five premierships with the Carlton Football Club. He retired at the end of 1918.
Death
editHe died at his residence in Clifton Hill, Victoria on 4 December 1936.[11]
Footnotes
edit- ^ Deaths: Hammond, The Argus, (24 April 1939), p.8.
- ^ Tomorrow's Matches, The Herald, (5 May 1905), p.5.
- ^ League permit Committee: Dissatisfied Carlton Players, The Age, (30 April 1910), p.14.
- ^ The North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Advertiser, (29 April 1910), p.3.
- ^ North Melbourne Premiers, The Argus, (10 October 1910), p.4.
- ^ Association Semi-Final, The Weekly Times, (9 September 1911), p.25.
- ^ Play and Players, The Herald, (10 May 1912), p.2.
- ^ Northcote v. Prahran, The Herald, (11 May 1912), p.8.
- ^ Football:Victorian Football Association, The Argus, (26 June 1913), p.7.
- ^ The League: Permits to Players, The Argus, (16 April 1914), p.6.
- ^ Deaths: Hammond, The Age, (5 December 1936), p.11.
References
edit- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
External links
edit- Charlie Hammond's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Hammond at AustralianFootball.com
- Blueseum profile: Charlie Hammond
- The VFA Project: Clarrie (sic) Hammond.
- Charlie Hammond: Boyles Football Photos.