Charlie May (footballer)

Charlie May
Personal information
Date of birth	17 February 1899
Date of death	2 May 1989 (aged 90)
Original team(s)	Brunswick
Height / weight	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) / 67 kilograms (148 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1922–1926	Essendon	84 (3)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1934–1935	Essendon	36 (12–24–0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.

Charlie "Chooka" May (17 February 1899 – 2 May 1989)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the father of double Essendon premiership player Wally May.

A centreman in his playing days, May was a member of Essendon's back to back premiership sides of 1923 and 1924. His last game of football was in the 1926 finals series where Essendon fell a goal short of qualifying for the Grand Final and May ended up with a suspension for striking Bob Corbett of Melbourne. He was non-playing coach of Essendon in 1934 and 1935 and it his later years remained involved with the club as a trainer. May also spent time in South Australia where he coached Glenelg Football Club.

References

1. "Past Player Profiles - M (May, Charlie F)". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

• Charlie May's statistics from AFL Tables
• Coaching record
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.