Charles William Hammond (19 March 1886 – 4 December 1936) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with the
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Mel ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL). Hammond is notable as the only footballer in history to play in five Carlton premiership sides.
Family
The son of Thomas Hammond, and Ann Hammond, née Williams, Charles William Hammond was born at
Collingwood, Victoria
Collingwood is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Collingwood recorded a population of 9,179 at the 2021 ce ...
on 19 March 1886. One of his brothers,
Jack Hammond (1884–1971), played VFL football for Carlton and Melbourne; and another,
Billy Hammond (1887–1919), played VFL football for Collingwood.
He married Elsie May Allport (1885–1939) in 1910.
Football
Hammond originally played for the
Northcote Football Club
Northcote Football Club (/ˈnoːθ.kət/), nicknamed The Dragons, was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1908 until 1987. The club's colours for most of its time in the VFA were green and yellow and it was based in ...
in the
Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).
Carlton (VFL)
In 1905, he was recruited to the Carlton Football Club in the VFL, and made his debut in the opening game of the 1905 season, against Essendon on 6 May 1905.
He played as a defender during his early days at the club but soon established himself as an excellent ruck shepherd. Hammond was a premiership player for Carlton in three successive seasons from 1906 to 1908.
North Melbourne (VFA)
In 1910, he was one of a group of players who left Carlton in protest over the sacking of coach
Jack Worrall
John Worrall (20 June 1861 – 17 November 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA, and a Test cricketer. He was also a prominent coach in both sports and a journalist.
A small, nugge ...
.
On 27 April 1910 he was granted a permit to play for the VFA team
North Melbourne
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...
. He played in 19 games, and scored 19 goals for North Melbourne in 1910, as well as playing in its 1910 premiership team.
He also played for North Melbourne in 1911, missing out on the (losing) semi-final match against Brunswick due to injury (he had dislocated his shoulder in the 19 August match against Essendon A).
Northcote (VFA)
He was cleared from North Melbourne to play with Northcote on 8 May 1912. His first match for Northcote was against Prahran on 11 May 1912; and he played a total of 15 games for the club in 1912.
His application for a clearance from Northcote to Carlton was refused in June 1913; and there is no record of him playing football anywhere in 1913.
Carlton (VFL)
Cleared from Northcote on 15 April 1914, Hammond returned to Carlton in 1914, where he played for a further five seasons. Hammond was part of two more premiership teams at Carlton, in 1914 and 1915. He remains the only player to have won five premierships with the Carlton Football Club. He retired at the end of 1918.
Death
He died at his residence in
Clifton Hill, Victoria
Clifton Hill is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Clifton Hill recorded a population of 6,606 at the 2021 census ...
on 4 December 1936.
Deaths: Hammond, ''The Age'', (Saturday, 5 December 1936), p.11.
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Footnotes
References
* Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.
External links
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''Blueseum'' profile: Charlie Hammond
''The VFA Project'': Clarrie (sic) Hammond.
Charlie Hammond: ''Boyles Football Photos''.
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1886 births
1936 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Carlton Football Club players
Carlton Football Club Premiership players
Northcote Football Club players
North Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players
Five-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
People from Collingwood, Victoria