Although he served the club for many years as coach and committee man, he is perhaps best known for captaining the Bulldogs to their first VFL premiership in 1954.
Recruited from Spotswood, Sutton was a tough, nuggety footballer who embodied the club's fighting spirit. He played as a rover and half forward, but it was as a back pocket player that he made his name. In 1950, he finished equal third in the Brownlow Medal count and won the Con Weickhardt Trophy (as it was then known) as the Bulldogs' best and fairest player that season.[1]
He was captain-coach of the team from 1951 to 1955.
After his retirement as a player, Sutton coached Footscray from 1956 until 9 July 1957, when he was unceremoniously dismissed and replaced by Ted Whitten. Sutton later returned to coach Footscray in 1967 (replacing Ted Whitten) and 1968 (after which he resigned having decided that the ever-increasing demands of coaching clashed far too much with his business of running a hotel at Yarraville).
In 1978 Sutton took over the position of President of the Footscray Football Club when Dick Collinson resigned.[2]
^"Charlie Sutton Footscray's Best". The Age. No. 29, 757. Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^Sheahan, Michael (30 August 1978). "Collinson quits Dogs". The Age. p. 30. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
^Blake, Martin (5 June 2012). "Bulldogs legend Charlie Sutton dies". The Age. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
Bibliography
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. ISBN0-670-86814-0
Ross, J. (ed), The Australian Football Hall of Fame, HarperCollinsPublishers, (Pymble), 1999. ISBN0-7322-6426-X
External links
"AFL: Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2 October 2009.
Charlie Sutton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
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charlie, sutton, april, 1924, june, 2012, australian, rules, footballer, represented, footscray, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namecharles, alfred, george, suttondate, birth, 1924, april, 1924place, birthrushworth, victoriadate, death. Charlie Sutton 3 April 1924 5 June 2012 was an Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray in the Victorian Football League VFL Charlie SuttonPersonal informationFull nameCharles Alfred George SuttonDate of birth 1924 04 03 3 April 1924Place of birthRushworth VictoriaDate of death5 June 2012 2012 06 05 aged 88 Place of deathFootscray VictoriaOriginal team s Spotswood CitizensHeight169 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight87 kg 192 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1942 1956Footscray173 65 Representative team honoursYearsTeamGames Goals Victoria18 12 Coaching career3YearsClubGames W L D 1951 1957Footscray123 72 50 2 1967 1968Footscray0 38 0 9 29 0 Total162 81 79 2 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1968 Career highlightsFootscray premiership captain coach 1954 Footscray Team of the Century Con Curtain trophy 1950 Footscray leading goalicker 1951 Footscray captain 1951 1956Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comAlthough he served the club for many years as coach and committee man he is perhaps best known for captaining the Bulldogs to their first VFL premiership in 1954 Recruited from Spotswood Sutton was a tough nuggety footballer who embodied the club s fighting spirit He played as a rover and half forward but it was as a back pocket player that he made his name In 1950 he finished equal third in the Brownlow Medal count and won the Con Weickhardt Trophy as it was then known as the Bulldogs best and fairest player that season 1 He was captain coach of the team from 1951 to 1955 After his retirement as a player Sutton coached Footscray from 1956 until 9 July 1957 when he was unceremoniously dismissed and replaced by Ted Whitten Sutton later returned to coach Footscray in 1967 replacing Ted Whitten and 1968 after which he resigned having decided that the ever increasing demands of coaching clashed far too much with his business of running a hotel at Yarraville In 1978 Sutton took over the position of President of the Footscray Football Club when Dick Collinson resigned 2 He has the Western Bulldogs best and fairest award the Charles Sutton Medal named in his honour In 1996 Sutton was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame Sutton died in 2012 at the age of 88 3 References Edit Charlie Sutton Footscray s Best The Age No 29 757 Victoria Australia 11 September 1950 p 12 Retrieved 23 January 2017 via National Library of Australia Sheahan Michael 30 August 1978 Collinson quits Dogs The Age p 30 Retrieved 5 June 2012 Blake Martin 5 June 2012 Bulldogs legend Charlie Sutton dies The Age Retrieved 5 June 2012 Bibliography EditRoss 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 Ross J ed The Australian Football Hall of Fame HarperCollinsPublishers Pymble 1999 ISBN 0 7322 6426 XExternal links Edit AFL Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 2 October 2009 Charlie Sutton s playing statistics from AFL Tables Full Points Footy Biography Charlie Sutton Archived from the original on 14 May 2011 This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charlie Sutton amp oldid 1153590026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
