Charlie Laxton | |
Fullname: | Charles Frederick Laxton |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1890 |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
Death Place: | South Yarra, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Collingwood Districts |
Height: | 170 cm |
Weight: | 73 kg |
Statsend: | 1921 |
Years1: | 1912–1921 |
Club1: | Collingwood |
Games Goals1: | 147 (89) |
Charles Frederick Laxton (9 April 1890 – 11 January 1964)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL.
He was the younger brother of Harry Laxton and the son-in-law of Jack Roberts.[2]
Laxton was a member of Collingwood premiership teams in 1917 and 1919. He also played in three losing Grand Finals. A rover who liked the stab pass, Laxton was a Victorian interstate representative in 1919 and 1920.
He died on 11 January 1964.[3]