Charlie Teather

Charles Ernest Teather (24 January 1889 – 26 July 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Charlie Teather
Personal information
Full name	Charles Ernest Teather
Date of birth	(1889-01-24)24 January 1889
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Date of death	26 July 1948(1948-07-26) (aged 59)
Place of death	St Kilda, Victoria
Original team(s)	Essendon Juniors
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1906–07, 1910	Essendon	20 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Benjamin Joseph Teather (1842–1929),^[2] and Jessie Agnes Teather (1855-1930), née Horne,^[3][4] Charles Ernest Teather was born in Geelong, Victoria on 24 January 1889.

He married Elsie May Barnott (1888-1966), later Mrs. Herbert Whiter, on 15 August 1914.^[5] They had one child: Jack Barnott Teather (1917-2010).^[6]

Football

Many of the contemporaneous newspaper sporting reports have his family name as "Tether".

Essendon (VFL)

He played in 20 senior games for the Essendon Football Club in the VFL over three seasons (1906, 1907, and 1910). He made his debut for Essendon, against South Melbourne, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 5 May 1906,^[7] and played his last match against South Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 21 May 1910.^[8]

Essendon (VFA)

In June 1907 he played in two games with the Essendon Association Football Club in the VFA.^[9][10][11]

Death

He died at his residence in St Kilda, Victoria on 26 July 1948.^[12]