Ernest Carl Watson (11 November 1904 – 26 February 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).First in V.F.L., Western Tiers, (Monday, 1 November 1982), p.19.
Family The son of Frank Watson (1878-1957), and Emily May Watson (1878-1941), née Elmer,Obituary: Mrs. Emily Watson, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 5 May 1941), p.6. Ernest Carl Watson was born at Deloraine, Tasmania on 11 November 1904.
He married Julia Phyllis Gladys Hanson (1908-1972) in 1935.
Football Watson came to Richmond from Tasmanian club Latrobe.Holmesby & Main (2007).Weekly Times Football Series — Richmond League team, 1929, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 25 May 1929), p.46.
Richmond (VFL) He played on a wing for Richmond in the 1928 VFL Grand Final and 1929 VFL Grand Final.AFL Tables. Richmond were beaten in both matches.
Essendon (VFL) He moved to Essendon for the 1932 VFL season.League Permits: ("E.C. Watson, Richmond to Essendon"), The Argus, (Saturday, 30 April 1932), p.29.
Oakleigh (VFA) Cleared from Essendon in 1931, he played with the VFA club Oakleigh for nine seasons.League Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 14 May 1931), p.11.
Athlete He was a well-performed professional sprinter, winning, among other victories, the 1924 (130 yards) Ulverstone Cup, running off 12 yards (Ted Terry, running off 11 yards was third).Ulverstone Sports: E.C. Watson wins Cup, The Mercury, (Saturday, 27 December 1924), p.16.
Employment Outside of football, he was employed as a fireman.Hogan (1996), p.240; Maplestone (1996), p.18.Firemen Playing in Senior Football, The Herald, (Thursday, 5 May 1932), p.34.
Notes
References Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
External links
Carl Watson, at Boyles Football Photos Ernie Watson, at The VFA Project