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Charlie Goding
Charlie Goding
Personal information
Full name	Charles Alfred Goding
Date of birth	3 August 1876
Place of birth	Melbourne
Date of death	5 September 1926 (aged 50)
Place of death	Caulfield, Victoria
Playing career1
Years	Club
1897	Melbourne
1899–1904	South Melbourne
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charles Alfred Goding (3 August 1876 – 5 September 1926)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Goding started his VFL career at Melbourne, for the inaugural league season in 1897.^[2] He joined South Melbourne in 1899 and was a centre half-back in their team which lost that year's grand final.^[3] From 1901 he played as a forward. In his first season up forward he kicked 19 goals, finishing one goal behind Harry Lampe in the South Melbourne goal-kicking.^[3] He equaled that tally in 1902 and kicked another 10 goals in 1903, winning the club's goal-kicking award on each occasion.^[3]

His sole representative match came in 1901, when he appeared for the VFL against South Australia.^[4]

He also played for Essendon Association in the Victorian Football Association, after leaving South Melbourne.^[5]

Notess edit

^ "Charlie Goding - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c AFL Tables: Charlie Goding
^ "Interstate Football Is Born". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^ "Charlie Goding (South Melbourne & Essendon Association)". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.