Charlie Strang
| Charlie Strang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Archibald Charles Strang | ||
| Nickname | Charlie | ||
| Born |
30 September 1916 Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
| Died |
1 February 1992 (aged 75) Wanneroo, Western Australia | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936–1937 | South Fremantle | 5 (5) | |
| 1938–1942, 1945 | East Fremantle | 64 (30) | |
| 1946 | SouthFremantle | 1 (0) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1953 | East Fremantle | ||
| 1954–1955 | Subiaco | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Archibald Charles Strang (30 September 1916 – 1 February 1992) was an Australian football player and coach in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL).
Early life
[edit | edit source]Strang was born to Amy (née Beresford) and Archibald William Strang in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Strang began his junior football career playing with Fremantle Ex-Scholars Football Club and Yarloop Football Club.
Football career
[edit | edit source]Although his father Archie had played 241 games for East Fremantle Football Club and was a life member, Strang made his seniors debut in 1936 with South Fremantle Football Club due to living in their recruiting district.[1] While Strang was spoken of as one of Western Australia's foremost juniors he only managed 5 games over two seasons due to injuries.[2]
In 1938 an exchange of players allowed Strang to play for East Fremantle Football Club.[3] In five seasons for East Fremantle Strang played 64 games[4] and kicked 30 goals.[5]
His footballing career was interrupted by the Second World War where between 1942 and 1945 Strang served in the Royal Australian Air Force as a Fight Sergeant.[6]
He returned to play for East Fremantle in the 1945 WAFL premiership[7] before playing one game for South Fremantle in 1946 and retiring from football.
Strang went on to coach East Fremantle in 1953 and Subiaco Football Club in 1954 and 1955.[8]
Strang is life member of the East Fremantle Football Club.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Strang married Daphne Smith in Fremantle in 1940.
Strang died in Wanneroo on 1 February 1992.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Charlie Strang's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.netLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Australian rules footballers from Fremantle
- South Fremantle Football Club players
- East Fremantle Football Club players
- East Fremantle Football Club coaches
- Subiaco Football Club coaches
- 1916 births
- 1992 deaths
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
- Royal Australian Air Force airmen
- Military personnel from Western Australia