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Charlie May
Charlie May
Personal information
Full name	Charles Francis May
Date of birth	17 February 1899
Place of birth	Queensland
Date of death	2 May 1989 (aged 90)
Place of death	Norwood, South Australia
Original team(s)	North Melbourne
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1919	North Melbourne (VFA)
1919–1921	Brunswick (VFA)
1922–1926	Essendon
Coaching career
Years	Club
1934–1935	Essendon
1955-1957	Glenelg
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charles Francis "Chooka" May (17 February 1899 – 2 May 1989)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the father of double Essendon premiership player Wally May.^[2]

A centreman in his playing days, May was a member of Essendon's back to back premiership sides of 1923 and 1924. His last game of football was in the 1926 finals series where Essendon fell a goal short of qualifying for the Grand Final and May ended up with a suspension for striking Bob Corbett of Melbourne. He was non-playing coach of Essendon in 1934 and 1935 and it his later years remained involved with the club as a trainer. May also spent time in South Australia where he coached Glenelg Football Club.

References

^ "Past Player Profiles - M (May, Charlie F)". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.