Ned Sutton

The son of Castlemaine gaol warder William Sutton (1838–1912), and Hannah Sutton (1837–1930), née Howe, Edmund Hamilton Sutton was born at Castlemaine on 24 March 1868. He was the older brother of Olympic athlete and noted physician Harvey Sutton (1882–1963). He married Elizabeth Purvis (1865–1926) in 1894. They had one child, a daughter (Nancy). ==Career==

Carlton Sutton joined Carlton in 1888. Carlton were a team competing in the VFA, at the time the top level Australian rules football competition in Victoria, and Carlton were a strong team, having won the VFA premiership the previous season. Sutton's first VFA match was on 18 August, against Williamstown at the MCG. He had a promising first season, becoming a reliable backman. Sutton played for the Blues from 1888 to 1894; and served on the committee in 1893. In 1890 Sutton travelled with Carlton to play two exhibition matches in New South Wales, to help promote the game. Melbourne After seven seasons with the Blues, Sutton was cleared by Carlton to move to Melbourne, who also played in the VFA, on 2 May 1895: the resulting dispute left him out of football in 1894. He played for Melbourne in the VFL for their first two seasons and was captain for both, ==Death==

Ned Sutton died on 2 June 1911 at his parents home in East Malvern after a long illness. ==References==