Ned Sutton

Ned Sutton
Personal information
Full nameEdmund Hamilton Sutton
Date of birth24 March 1868
Date of death2 June 1911 (aged 43)
Original teamCarlton (VFA)
Position(s)Fullback
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1897–1898Melbourne32 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1898 season.

Edmund Hamilton "Ned"[1] Sutton (24 March 1868 - 2 June 1911),[2] also called Ted Sutton,[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL), predominately as a backman. He began his career with Carlton in the VFA and also played for Melbourne in the VFA, becoming Melbourne's inaugural VFL captain when the VFL was formed in 1897.

Career

Carlton

Sutton joined Carlton in 1888. Carlton were a team competing in the VFA, at the time the top level Australian rules football competition in Victoria, and Carlton were a strong team, having won the VFA premiership the previous season.[3] Sutton's first VFA match was on 18 August, against Williamstown at the MCG. He had a promising first season, becoming a reliable backman.[4] Sutton played for the Blues from 1888 to 1894,[1] was named one of Carlton's better players for the year in 1890, was vice-captain in 1892[5] and served on the committee in 1893. In 1890 Sutton also travelled with Carlton to play two exhibition matches in New South Wales, to help promote the game.

Melbourne

Sutton, after seven seasons with the Blues, was cleared by Carlton to move to Melbourne, who also played in the VFA, on 2 May 1895.[1] Sutton played with the Demons in the VFA from 1895 to 1896 and when Melbourne, along with his old club Carlton, became one of the VFL foundation clubs in 1897,[1] Sutton was named as Melbourne's inaugural captain.[6][7] He played for the Demons in the VFL for their first two seasons and was captain for both seasons,[6] having the unusual distinction of being captain of the club in all of the 32 matches that he played.[1] In the two seasons that Suttn was captain, Melbourne finished fourth and sixth respectively[6] in the eight team competition. Sutton retired from Melbourne and the VFL at the conclusion of the 1898 season.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Miller, Quentin et al. "MCC Library Fact Sheet". MCC. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ned Sutton - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "History of Achievement". Official AFL Website of the Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  4. ↑ Main, Jim; Holmesby, Russell (1992). The Encyclopedia of League Footballers. Melbourne, Victoria: Wilkinson Books. p. 426. ISBN 1-86337-085-4.
  5. ↑ "The Carlton Honour Board". Official AFL Website of the Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Melbourne FC Honour Roll". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Carroll, Lynda (28 January 2011). "The history of the Captain". Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural VFL captain		 Melbourne Football Club captain
1897–1898 		Succeeded by
Eddie Sholl