Charlie Hammond
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Charles William Hammond (19 March 1886 – 4 December 1936) was an Australian rules football
er who played with the Carlton Football Club
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL). Hammond is notable as the only footballer in history to play in five Carlton premiership sides.
Hammond played originally for Northcote
in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). 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. 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.
In 1910, he was one of a group of players who left Carlton in protest over the controversial sacking of coach Jack Worrall
. He shifted to the North Melbourne Football Club
, which was then playing in the VFA. He played three seasons with North Melbourne, including a premiership in 1910. He retired from North Melbourne at the end of 1912, and did not play any football in 1913.
Carlton lured Hammond back to the club 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.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL). Hammond is notable as the only footballer in history to play in five Carlton premiership sides.
Hammond played originally for Northcote
Northcote Football Club
Northcote Football Club, nicknamed The Dragons, was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1908 until 1987. The club's colours were green and yellow and it was based in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote...
in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). 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. 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.
In 1910, he was one of a group of players who left Carlton in protest over the controversial sacking of coach Jack Worrall
Jack Worrall
John "Jack" Worrall was an Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy in the VFA and a test cricketer, a coach of both sports and a sporting journalist....
. He shifted to the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
, which was then playing in the VFA. He played three seasons with North Melbourne, including a premiership in 1910. He retired from North Melbourne at the end of 1912, and did not play any football in 1913.
Carlton lured Hammond back to the club 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.