Carl Watson

Carl Watson
Personal information
Full name	Ernest Carl Watson
Date of birth	(1904-11-11)11 November 1904
Place of birth	Deloraine, Tasmania
Date of death	26 February 1960(1960-02-26) (aged 55)
Place of death	South Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	Latrobe
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1927–1931	Richmond	44 (3)
1932	Essendon	11 (1)
Total		55 (4)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ernest Carl Watson (11 November 1904 – 26 February 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]

Family

The son of Frank Watson (1878-1957), and Emily May Watson (1878-1941), née Elmer,[3] Ernest Carl Watson was born at Deloraine, Tasmania on 11 November 1904.

He married Julia Phyllis Gladys Hanson (1908-1972) in 1935.

Football

Watson came to Richmond from Tasmanian club Latrobe.[4][5]

Richmond (VFL)

He played on a wing for Richmond in the 1928 VFL Grand Final and 1929 VFL Grand Final.[6] Richmond were beaten in both matches.[6]

Essendon (VFL)

He moved to Essendon for the 1932 VFL season.[7]

Oakleigh (VFA)

Cleared from Essendon in 1931, he played with the VFA club Oakleigh for nine seasons.[8]

Athlete

He was a well-performed professional sprinter, winning, among other victories, the 1924 (130 yards) Ulverstone Cup, running off 12 yards (Ted Terry, running off 11 yards was third).[9]

Employment

Outside of football, he was employed as a fireman.[10][11]

Notes

1. "Carl E. Watson". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
2. First in V.F.L., Western Tiers, (Monday, 1 November 1982), p.19.
3. Obituary: Mrs. Emily Watson, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 5 May 1941), p.6.
4. Holmesby & Main (2007).
5. Weekly Times Football Series — Richmond League team, 1929, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 25 May 1929), p.46.
6. AFL Tables.
7. League Permits: ("E.C. Watson, Richmond to Essendon"), The Argus, (Saturday, 30 April 1932), p.29.
8. League Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 14 May 1931), p.11.
9. Ulverstone Sports: E.C. Watson wins Cup, The Mercury, (Saturday, 27 December 1924), p.16.
10. Hogan (1996), p.240; Maplestone (1996), p.18.
11. Firemen Playing in Senior Football, The Herald, (Thursday, 5 May 1932), p.34.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8

External links

• Carl Watson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Carl Watson at AustralianFootball.com
• Carl Watson, at Boyles Football Photos
• Ernie Watson, at The VFA Project