Charlie Stanbridge


Charles Arthur Stanbridge was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1920s.

Family

The son of Arthur Ernest Stanbridge, and Edith Emily Stanbridge, née Cockery, Charles Arthur Stanbridge was born in Preston, Victoria on 9 January 1899. He married Elizabeth Ann Robinson in 1920. He died in Blackburn South, Victoria on 13 February 1971.

Football

Williamstown (VFA)

Stanbridge began his senior career in the Victorian Football Association at Williamstown in 1921, where he was a member of the club's premiership team.

Port Melbourne (VFA)

He crossed to Port Melbourne for the following three seasons, winning a premiership with the club in 1922.

South Melbourne (VFL)

He joined VFL club South Melbourne in 1925, where he played for five seasons, winning South's best and fairest award in 1928 and being appointed captain for the 1929 season. Stanbridge also represented Victoria in interstate football, appearing seven times.

Williamstown (VFA)

He returned to Williamstown, and won a Recorder Cup and VFA Medal during his time with the club, which he coached in 1933.

Military service

With his father's formal permission, he enlisted in the First AIF in July 1917.

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