Herbert Charles Dummett (9 January 1891 – 4 May 1976)Collingwood Forever. was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Henry Peter James Dummett (1857–1921),Deaths: Dummett, The Argus, (Wednesday, 23 February 1921), p.1. and Jessie Adeline Dummett (1856–1928), née Rouse,Deaths: Dummett, The Age, (Tuesday, 3 January 1928), p.1. Charlie Dummett was born in Brunswick on 9 January 1891.
He was the brother of Collingwood footballer Alf Dummett, and of Victorian cricketer Arthur Dummett (1900–1968).Cricket: Geelong v. V.C.A., The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 6 April 1920), p.5.
He married Amy Dorothy Bertram (1895–1974) in 1916.Deaths: Dummett, The Age, (Saturday, 8 June 1974), p.25.
Footballer Dummett made three appearances for Collingwood in the 1909 VFL season, as an 18-year-old.AFL Tables.Fitzroy (10.12) Beat Collingwood (9.7), The Age, (Monday, 3 May 1909), p.5. He did not play at all in 1910, a Collingwood premiership season; and in 1911 he played just one senior game.
Although his brother, Alf Dummett, was also at Collingwood at that time, they never played together.Holmesby (2007).
Goal umpire From 1927 to 1945, Dummett goal umpired 264 VFL matches, the most ever by a former player. He officiated in the 1933 and 1943 VFL Grand Finals.AFLUA: Herbert Dummett.
Death He died on 4 May 1976.Deaths: Dummett, The Age, (Thursday, 6 May 1976), p.25.
Footnotes
References AFLUA: Herbert Dummett
External links Boyles Football photos: Charlie Dummett.
AFL Tables: Charlie Dummett