Cyril Nott

Cyril Nott
Nott in May 1925
Personal information
Full name	Cyril Edwin Henry Nott
Date of birth	(1898-12-04)4 December 1898
Place of birth	Hawthorn, Victoria
Date of death	10 October 1980(1980-10-10) (aged 81)
Place of death	Glen Iris, Victoria
Original team(s)	Hawthorn (VFA)
Debut	Round 3, 1921, Richmond vs. Fitzroy, at Brunswick Street Oval
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s)	forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1919–1920	Hawthorn (VFA)	27 (23)
1921–1922	Richmond	05 0(1)
1923–1924	Hawthorn (VFA)	35 0(2)
1925–1926	Hawthorn	18 0(1)
1927–1930	Oakleigh	24 0(0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Cyril Edwin Henry Nott (4 December 1898 – 10 October 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Early life

The eldest son of Henry George Nott and Annie Monica Nott, nee Raftery, Cyril Edwin Henry Nott was born at Hawthorn, Victoria on 4 December 1898.

Football

Cyril Nott was a forward and originally played for Hawthorn from 1919 to 1920 in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He joined Richmond^[2] for the 1921–1922 seasons but only managed five games and returned to Hawthorn in 1923.^[3] After Hawthorn was admitted to the VFL in 1925, Nott played a further 18 VFL games.

In 1927 Nott accepted a position at Oakleigh Football Club as captain-coach. He stepped down as coach at the end of the season but continued to play for Oakleigh (who were admitted to the VFA in 1929) until 1930.^[4]

Later life

Cyril Nott married Eileen Ruby Goodwin in 1929 and they lived in Bentleigh for over 30 years. He worked as a journalist for the Sporting Globe after retiring from football and served in World War II.^[5]

Cyril Nott died in 1980, at the age of 81, and is buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.^[6]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
2. "LEAGUE PERMITS". The Argus. Melbourne. 13 May 1921. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 26 April 1923. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Fiddian, Marc (1982). Devils at Play. A History of the Oakleigh Football Club. Pakenham, Victoria: Pakenham Gazette. ISBN 978-0-959631-63-0.
5. "Salute to Tiger Anzacs". Richmond Football Club. 24 April 2014.
6. "Cyril Edwin Henry Nott". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.

External links

• Cyril Nott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Cyril Nott's playing statistics from The VFA Project