Curly Linton

Albert Charles "Curly" Linton (5 September 1895 – 25 July 1985) was an Anzac veteran and Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Curly Linton
Personal information
Full name	Albert Charles Linton
Born	(1895-09-05)5 September 1895 Ulverstone, Tasmania
Died	25 July 1985(1985-07-25) (aged 89) Melton South, Victoria
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925–27	North Melbourne	30 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A brilliant centreman, he was voted "most popular player" at the club for the 1924 season.^[2] Linton was a private in the 31st Infantry Battalion, 5th Division AIF and was twice wounded, once during the Battle of Fromelles and again during the fighting at Polygon Wood during the Third Battle of Ypres.^[3]