Curly Linton Explained

Curly Linton
Fullname:	Albert Charles Linton
Birth Date:	5 September 1895
Birth Place:	Ulverstone, Tasmania
Death Place:	Melton South, Victoria
Height:	179 cm
Weight:	72 kg
Statsend:	1927
Years1:	1925–27
Games Goals1:	30 (2)

Albert Charles "Curly" Linton (5 September 1895 – 25 July 1985) was an Anzac veteran and Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

A brilliant centreman, he was voted "most popular player" at the club for the 1924 season.^[2] Linton was a private in the 31st Infantry Battalion, 5th Division AIF and was twice wounded, once during the Battle of Fromelles and again during the fighting at Polygon Wood during the Third Battle of Ypres.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 517.
2. News: North Melbourne's Most Popular Player. . . 21,687 . Victoria, Australia . 4 October 1924 . 14 October 2018 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
3. Web site: Albert Charles Linton (728) as a private 31st Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson.. www.awm.gov.au. en. 2018-11-12.