Charlie Montgomery

Charles Montgomery (1924–1995) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He was a premiership winning prop-forward with St George and finished his career with Newtown.

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Charlie Montgomery, 1941
Personal information
Full name	Charles Henry Montgomery
Born	(1924-07-01)1 July 1924 Chatswood, New South Wales
Died	4 February 1995(1995-02-04) (aged 70) Townsville, Queensland
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1941–42 St. George 32 10 1 0 32 1944–45 Newtown 22 2 0 0 6 Total 54 12 1 0 38 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1940 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

'Chassa' Montgomery played two seasons with St George Dragons between 1941 and 1942, and played in the front-row in their victorious 1941 Grand Final.^[2] He then moved to Newtown, where he played another two seasons between 1944 and 1945. He made another Grand Final appearance at prop-forward in the Newtown side that lost the 1944 Grand Final to Balmain.

Both sides had been accused of "dogging-it" in the Final where they met, and allowing Balmain to win so that they would need to meet in a Grand Final a week later.

Montgomery went on to Captain coach in Townsville, Queensland in the early 1960s playing well into his 40s.

Post playing

In his later years, Montgomery was a selector for the Townsville Foley shield team in 1974–5. Montgomery died in Townsville, Queensland on 4 Feb 1995, age 71.^[3][4]

Charlie Montgomery (middle 2nd from left) in St. George's 1941 premiership team

References

1. "Charlie Montgomery - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson - The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
3. SYDNEY MORNING HERALD :Death Notice (7/2/1995)
4. Haddan p90

• Haddan, Steve (2007) The Finals - 100 Years of National Rugby League Finals, Steve Haddan Publishing, Brisbane