Charles Coles (footballer)

Charles Coles
Personal information
Full name	Charles John Clarke Coles
Nickname(s)	Dummy[1]
Date of birth	(1878-12-26)26 December 1878
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Date of death	20 August 1942(1942-08-20) (aged 63)
Place of death	Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s)	Chilwell
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)[2]
Position(s)	Follower
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1904	Geelong	72 (81)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charles John Clarke Coles (26 December 1878 – 20 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a skilled follower with a nice kick. However, his career was ruined through a broken leg in 1904. He died in 1942 after being struck on the chin while acting as a doorkeeper at the Palais Royal Dance Hall in Geelong.^[3]

References

1. "Charlie Coles – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th ed.). Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. "DEATH AFTER BLOW". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 August 1942. p. 3.

External links

• Charles Coles's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Charles Coles at AustralianFootball.com