Charlie Dummett
Australian rules footballer and goal umpire
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Herbert Charles Dummett (9 January 1891 – 4 May 1976)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brunswick, Victoria
Kew, Victoria
| Charlie Dummett | |||
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Dummett in 1909 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Herbert Charles Dummett | ||
| Born |
9 January 1891 Brunswick, Victoria | ||
| Died |
4 May 1976 (aged 85) Kew, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Rose of Northcote | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909, 1911 | Collingwood | 4 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Henry Peter James Dummett (1857–1921),[2] and Jessie Adeline Dummett (1856–1928), née Rouse,[3] Charlie Dummett was born in Brunswick on 9 January 1891.
He was the brother of Collingwood footballer Alf Dummett, and of Victorian cricketer Arthur Dummett (1900–1968).[4]
He married Amy Dorothy Bertram (1895–1974) in 1916.[5]
Footballer
Dummett made three appearances for Collingwood in the 1909 VFL season, as an 18-year-old.[6][7] He did not play at all in 1910, a Collingwood premiership season;[6] and in 1911 he played just one senior game.[6]
Although his brother, Alf Dummett, was also at Collingwood at that time, they never played together.[8]
Goal umpire
From 1927 to 1945, Dummett goal umpired 264 VFL matches, the most ever by a former player. He officiated in the 1933 and 1943 VFL Grand Finals.[9]
Death
He died on 4 May 1976.[10]
