Charlie McSwain

Charles Farquar McSwain (12 October 1901 – 12 October 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Charlie McSwain
Personal information
Full name Charles Farquar McSwain
Date of birth 12 October 1901
Place of birth St Arnaud, Victoria
Date of death 12 October 1976(1976-10-12) (aged 75)
Place of death Mildura, Victoria
Original team(s) Merbein/Preston
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925–30 Carlton 68 (13)
1931–32 Northcote (VFA) 40 0(1)
1933–34 Preston (VFA) 32 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Career highlights

1932 VFA Premiership

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

McSwain spent six seasons at Carlton after arriving from Merbein. He put together 25 consecutive games from 1926 to 1927 and played in a Preliminary Final in 1929, but Carlton lost to Richmond by a goal.[2]

The next stage of McSwain's career took place in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), firstly at Northcote in 1931, with whom he appeared in a narrow Grand Final loss to Oakleigh, as a follower. However the next season he played in a winning VFA Grand Final, this time at full-back.[3]

Appointed captain-coach of Preston in 1933, he steered them to third position in his second and last year in charge, but missed the finals through injury.[4]

References
  1. "Charlie McSwain". AFL Tables.
  2. Blueseum profile
  3. "ASSOCIATION FINAL". The Age (24, 168). Victoria, Australia. 26 September 1932. p. 12.
  4. "Charlie McSwain - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.


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