Frederick Thomas "Pompey" Elliott (7 April 1879 – 3 August 1960) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fred Elliott | |||
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![]() Cigarette card of Elliott in 1905 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Frederick Thomas Elliott | ||
Nickname(s) | Pompey | ||
Date of birth | 7 April 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 3 August 1960(1960-08-03) (aged 81) | ||
Place of death | Mount Gambier, South Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Carlton Juniors | ||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Follower | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1899 | Melbourne | 012 0(4) | |
1900–01; 1903–11 | Carlton | 197 (86) | |
Total | 209 (90) | ||
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1909–1911 | Carlton | 47 (34–11–2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1911. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
One of nine children, the third son of bootmaker George Elliott, and Elizabeth Elliot, née Richards, Frederick Thomas Elliott was born at Eaglehawk, Victoria on 7 April 1879.
He married Adelaide Matthews in 1913.
He made his VFL debut for Melbourne against St Kilda on 13 May 1899.[2][3]
Elliott made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 1 of the 1900 season. He had previously spent a year playing with Melbourne.[4]
He played for North Fremantle for the 1902 season.
Cleared from North Fremantle on 29 April 1903, he returned to Carlton.[5]
He was named as Carlton's captain for the 1908 season,[6] and became captain-coach when Jack Worrall resigned midway through 1909.[7] Elliott retired from the game after the 1911 season as the first player to reach 200 VFL games.
He later played a single game for Footscray, the 1912 VFA Grand Final, being brought in to the team in an unsuccessful attempt to counter Dave McNamara, who was an influential player in Essendon Association's victory.[8]
Employed as a tailor in Bendigo, Elliott enlisted in the First AIF in July 1915. He was wounded in action in August 1916. Having returned to Australia on SS City of Poona on 14 May 1919, he was discharged from the AIF on 6 July 1919.
Carlton Football Club 1906 VFL premiers | |
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Coach: Worrall |
Carlton Football Club 1908 VFL premiers | |
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Coach: Worrall |
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Italics denote caretaker coach |