Charlie Norris (footballer)

Charlie Norris
Norris in 1910
Personal information
Date of birth 23 July 1881
Place of birth Heathcote, Victoria
Date of death 16 February 1940(1940-02-16) (aged 58)
Place of death Fitzroy North, Victoria
Original team(s) California Gully (BFL)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910–1911 Collingwood 018 0(4)
1911–1918 Fitzroy 106 (19)
Total 124 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charles Albert Norris (23 July 1881 – 16 February 1940) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Norris remains the oldest player to debut in the VFL/AFL and go on to play 100 games.[1] He was also a country field umpire with the VFL in 1921.

  1. ^ Hanlon, Peter (26 July 2014). "James Podsially joins ranks of late bloomers to reach 100 games". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 July 2014.