Charlie Laxton

Charlie Laxton
Laxton in 1914
Personal information
Full name Charles Frederick Laxton
Date of birth 9 April 1890
Date of death 11 January 1964(1964-01-11) (aged 73)
Original team(s) Collingwood Districts
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912–1921 Collingwood 147 (89)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charles Frederick Laxton (9 April 1890 – 11 January 1964)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL.

Family

He was the son-in-law of Jack Roberts.[2]

Football

Laxton was a member of Collingwood premiership teams in 1917 and 1919. He also played in three losing Grand Finals. A rover who liked the stab pass, Laxton was a Victorian interstate representative in 1919 and 1920.

Death

He died on 11 January 1964.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Charlie Laxton". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Football: Victoria vs. N.S.W., The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 6 August 1921), p.3.
  3. ↑ Deaths: Laxton, The Age, (Monday, 13 January 1964), p.11.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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