Herbert Charles Dummett (9 January 1891 – 4 May 1976)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Henry Peter James Dummett (1857–1921),[2] and Jessie Adeline Dummett (1856–1928), née Rouse,[3] Charlie Dummett was born in Brunswick on 9 January 1891.
He was the brother of Collingwood footballer Alf Dummett, and of Victorian cricketer Arthur Dummett (1900–1968).[4]
He married Amy Dorothy Bertram (1895–1974) in 1916.[5]
Footballer
Dummett made three appearances for Collingwood in the 1909 VFL season, as an 18-year-old.[6][7] He did not play at all in 1910, a Collingwood premiership season;[6] and in 1911 he played just one senior game.[6]
Although his brother, Alf Dummett, was also at Collingwood at that time, they never played together.[8]
Goal umpire
From 1927 to 1945, Dummett goal umpired 264 VFL matches, the most ever by a former player. He officiated in the 1933 and 1943 VFL Grand Finals.[9]
Death
He died on 4 May 1976.[10]
Footnotes
- ^ Collingwood Forever.
- ^ Deaths: Dummett, The Argus, (Wednesday, 23 February 1921), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Dummett, The Age, (Tuesday, 3 January 1928), p.1.
- ^ Cricket: Geelong v. V.C.A., The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 6 April 1920), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: Dummett, The Age, (Saturday, 8 June 1974), p.25.
- ^ a b c AFL Tables.
- ^ Fitzroy (10.12) Beat Collingwood (9.7), The Age, (Monday, 3 May 1909), p.5.
- ^ Holmesby (2007).
- ^ AFLUA: Herbert Dummett.
- ^ Deaths: Dummett, The Age, (Thursday, 6 May 1976), p.25.
References
- AFLUA: Herbert Dummett Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
External links
- Boyles Football photos: Charlie Dummett.
- "Charlie Dummett". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- AFL Tables: Charlie Dummett
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