Charlie Culph

Charlie Culph
Charlie Culph
Personal information
Full name	Charles Harrison Culph
Date of birth	24 October 1920
Date of death	5 October 2007 (aged 86)
Original team(s)	Port Melbourne
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1942–1944	South Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charles Harrison Culph (24 October 1920 – 5 October 2007)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Culph, a forward, was South Melbourne's leading goal-kicker in the 1943 VFL season.^[3] He kicked 35 goals from his 11 appearances that year, with a best of six goals in a win over Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.^[4]

He returned to his original club, Port Melbourne, in 1945 and remained with the club until his retirement in 1951, playing 117 games. Culph was a member of their 1947 premiership team and topped their goal-kicking in 1949.^[5]

References

^ "Charlie Culph - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
^ AFL Tables: Charlie Culph
^ SportingPulse: Vale - Charlie Culph