Harry Haughton
Personal information
Full name Henry Irwin Haughton
Date of birth 2 January 1886
Place of birth Whanganui, New Zealand
Date of death 19 January 1958(1958-01-19) (aged 72)
Place of death South Australia
Original team(s) Northcote
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defender/Ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912–19 Carlton 113 (49)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1913–14 Victoria ? (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henry Irwin Haughton (2 January 1886 – 19 January 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1910s.

A versatile player from Northcote, Haughton was already 26 when recruited by Carlton but still managed to play for eight seasons. He was a dual premiership player at Carlton, appearing in their winning 1914 and 1915 Grand Final teams. In the first Grand Final he was used on a half back flank but played in the ruck the following year. Haughton, a New Zealander by birth, was also a member of the side which lost the 1916 Grand Final. While at Carlton he represented the VFL at interstate football in 1913 and at the 1914 Sydney Carnival.

He finished his career back in the Victorian Football Association where he was appointed captain-coach of Williamstown in 1920. He stepped down from the coaching role in 1921 but stayed on as a player and starred at centre half-forward in Williamstown's premiership victory over Footscray at Fitzroy's Brunswick St Oval, where the Villagers prevailed by 3 goals, 8.9 to 5.9. He played on at age 36 until half-way through 1922 before taking up a country coaching position. He played a total of 45 games and kicked 72 goals during his time at Williamstown.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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