Charles Coles (footballer)

Charles Coles
Charles Coles
Personal information
Full name	Charles Coles
Nickname(s)	Dummy
Date of birth	21 July 1879
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Date of death	20 August 1942 (aged 63)
Place of death	Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s)	Chilwell
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Follower
Playing career1
Years	Club
1897–1904	Geelong
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charles Coles (21 July 1879 – 20 August 1942^[2]) 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 was killed in 1942 while acting as a doorkeeper at the Palais Royal Dance Hall in Geelong.^[4]

References[]

^ "Charlie Coles – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Charlie Coles". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th ed.). Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
^ "DEATH AFTER BLOW". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 August 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 11 January 2011 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

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

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[1] "Charlie Coles – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[tables-2] "Charlie Coles". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 August 2009.

[ency-3] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th ed.). Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

[4] "DEATH AFTER BLOW". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 August 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 11 January 2011 – via National Library of Australia.

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