| Charlie Morley | |
| Fullname: | Charles Henry Morley |
| Birth Date: | 1883 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Death Place: | London, England |
| Originalteam: | Paddington (NSW) |
| Height: | 178 cm |
| Statsend: | 1906 |
| Years1: | 1906 |
| Club1: | Essendon |
| Games Goals1: | 3 (0) |
Lieutenant Charles Henry Morley (2 March 1883 – 13 April 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] [2]
Born and educated in Strathbogie, Victoria, Morley later made his way to Sydney, where he played for the Paddington Football Club.[3] [4] While at Paddington he was held in high regard, described along with a teammate as "one of the two finest ruck-players in NSW".[5]
Morley, a half-back flanker with Essendon, played three VFL games, all in the 1906 VFL season.[6] Each of his appearance were in East Melbourne, the first a seven-point loss to South Melbourne in the opening round.[7] He next played in round three, when Essendon defeated Melbourne by 34 points and his final appearance, in round 11, was also in a win, over St Kilda.[7]
On 17 July 1915, Morley departed Melbourne on the HMAT A67 Orsova, a member of the Siege Artillery Brigade which would be the first Australian unit to land in France.[8] [9]
Morley died in London on 13 April 1919, while being transported to the Royal Herbert Hospital.[10] [11] He had been suffering from bronchopneumonia.[11]