Charlie McCartney

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the cricketer, see Charlie Macartney. For the English footballer, see Charlie MacCartney.

Charles Patrick McCartney^[1] (17 March 1873 — 26 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Charlie McCartney
Personal information
Full name	Charles Patrick McCartney
Born	(1873-03-17)17 March 1873 West Melbourne, Victoria
Died	26 May 1949(1949-05-26) (aged 76) Colac, Victoria
Original team	West Melbourne
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897	South Melbourne	13 (0)
1899	Essendon	04 (0)
Total		17 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Francis McCartney (1840-1895), and Ann McCartney (1840-1898),^[3] née Ryan, Charles Patrick McCartney was born on 17 March 1873.

He married Alice Maud Felton (1877-1925)^[4] in 1904. He later married Jessie Wilhelmina Rachel Johnson (1866-1946), née Gail, in 1933.

Football

McCartney first played with West Melbourne in the junior competition and joined South Melbourne for the 1896 VFA season.^[5] He played for South Melbourne in its first VFL match, against Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 8 May 1897.^[6]

In 1898 he returned to West Melbourne, the team wearing crepe in the week following his mother's death.^[7]

In 1899 McCartney returned to the VFL, this time playing with Essendon.^[8]

Later life

McCartney worked for the International Harvester Company for nearly fifty years, retiring in 1940.^[9]

Death

Charles Patrick McCartney died at Colac on 26 May 1949.^[10]