Sexton was a centreman and started his career in 1925 with
Glenelg. In 1930, he crossed to
West Adelaide after a dispute over his salary. He won a
Magarey Medal in 1931 and in the following season, he moved to Victoria and joined Fitzroy. He captained Fitzroy in 1932 and 1933 and played a total of 29 VFL games before returning to South Australia in 1935. Now playing with
Norwood as captain-coach, Sexton starting suffering from
pleurisy and was forced to resign just six games into the season. He finished with a total of 101 senior games and in October that year, he died from his illness. ==References==