Edward Charles Prescott (9 December 1880 – 21 June 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Eddie Prescott | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Prescott in 1904 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Charles Prescott | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 June 1919 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of death | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904 | Carlton | 11 (9) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Charles Edward Prescott, and Minnie Prescott, née Keily,[2][3] Edward Charles Prescott was born in Melbourne on 9 December 1880.
Football
editWiiliamstown (VFA)
editHe played for Williamstown Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1902 and 1903.
Carlton (VFL)
editIn June 1904 the VFA permit committee refused to grant Prescott a clearance to transfer from Williamstown to North Melbourne (which at the time, was also a VFA club);[4] however, several weeks later it granted Prescott a clearance to play with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In his single season with Carlton (1904), he played in 11 games and kicked 9 goals, and his last match was in the 1904 Grand Final against Fitzroy on 17 September 1904, in which he kicked one of Carlton's five goals (Carlton lost to Fitzroy: 5.7 (37) to 9.7 (61)).
Death
editHe died at South Melbourne, Victoria on 21 June 1919.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.677.
- ^ Marriages: Prescott—Keily, The Australasian, (Saturday, 20 December 1879), p.27.
- ^ The Divorce Court, Prescott v. Prescott, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 November 1893), p.3.
- ^ Football Association, The Age, (Saturday, 4 June 1904) p.14; Football, The Williamstown Chronicle, (Saturday, 11 June 1904), p.3.
- ^ Deaths: Prescott, The Argus, (Tuesday, 24 June 1919), p.1.
References
edit- 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.
External links
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- Eddie Prescott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Eddie Prescott at AustralianFootball.com
- Eddie Prescott's profile at Blueseum
- Edward Prescott: The VFA Project.
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