Harry Haughton | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Henry Irwin Haughton | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Whanganui, New Zealand | ||
Date of death | 19 January 1958 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | South Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Northcote | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Ruck | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1908–10 | Northcote (VFA) | 18 (4) | |
1912–19 | Carlton (VFL) | 113 (49) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1913–14 | Victoria | ? (?) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1914. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Henry Irwin Haughton (2 January 1886 – 19 January 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1910s.
Football
[edit]Northcote (VFA)
[edit]A versatile player from Northcote, Haughton was already 26 when recruited by Carlton but still managed to play for eight seasons.
Carlton (VFL)
[edit]He was a dual premiership player at Carlton, appearing in their winning 1914 and 1915 Grand Final teams. In the first Grand Final he was used on a half back flank but played in the ruck the following year. Haughton, a New Zealander by birth, was also a member of the side which lost the 1916 Grand Final.
Representative teams
[edit]While at Carlton he represented the VFL at interstate football in 1913 and at the 1914 Sydney Carnival.
Williamstown (VFA)
[edit]He finished his career back in the Victorian Football Association where he was appointed captain-coach of Williamstown in 1920. He stepped down from the coaching role in 1921 but stayed on as a player and starred at centre half-forward in Williamstown's premiership victory over Footscray at Fitzroy's Brunswick St Oval, where Williamstown defeated Footscray by 3 goals, 8.9 to 5.9. He played on at age 36 until half-way through 1922 before taking up a country coaching position. He played a total of 45 games and kicked 72 goals during his time at Williamstown.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
[edit]- Harry Haughton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Haughton at AustralianFootball.com
- Blueseum profile
- Harry Haughton, at The VFA Project.