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Charlie McSwain

Charlie McSwain

Australian rules footballer, born 1901

Charles Farquar McSwain (12 October 1901 – 12 October 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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McSwain spent six seasons at Carlton after arriving from Merbein. He put together 25 consecutive games from 1926 to 1927 and played in a Preliminary Final in 1929, but Carlton lost to Richmond by a goal.[2]

The next stage of McSwain's career took place in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), firstly at Northcote in 1931, with whom he appeared in a narrow Grand Final loss to Oakleigh, as a follower. However the next season he played in a winning VFA Grand Final, this time at full-back.[3]

Appointed captain-coach of Preston in 1933, he steered them to third position in his second and last year in charge, but missed the finals through injury.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Charlie McSwain". AFL Tables.
  2. [2]
    Blueseum profile
  3. [3]
    "ASSOCIATION FINAL". The Age. No. 24, 168. Victoria, Australia. 26 September 1932. p. 12.
  4. [4]
    "Charlie McSwain – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.


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