Charlie Lynch

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Charlie Lynch
Personal information
Full nameCharles Lynch
Born(1891-06-05)5 June 1891
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Died21 August 1968(1968-08-21) (aged 77)
Narwee, New South Wales, Australia
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
192840 South Sydney 16510765265
1947 St. George 1690756
Total18111665964
Source: [1]
As of 17 June 2019

Charlie Lynch (1891-1968) was an Australian rugby league coach of the 1920s and 1940s. He is known as a multi-premiership-winning coach.

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South Sydney

Lynch is mainly remembered as a premiership winning coach of the South Sydney club. A prodigy of the great Arthur Hennessey, Lynch took over from Alf Blair as the first grade coach in 1928, and coached to the club for 11 seasons between 1928-1934 and 1937–1940. He won a premiership in his debut year as a first grade coach in 1928, and also tasted premiership success in 1929, 1931 and 1932. After many years at the helm of South Sydney, he retired from coaching at the conclusion of the 1940 season. [2]

St. George

As a resident of Carlton, New South Wales, he began an association with St. George, and stepped in as their first grade coach in 1947 replacing Herb Narvo from the previous year. Although Lynch was popular with players and members, the St. George club missed the finals in 1947, and Charlie Lynch was not retained by the club as coach for the 1948 season. [3]

Accolades

Lynch was awarded Life Membership of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1967, [4] and he died the following year. [5]

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References

  1. "Charlie Lynch - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby league players - 1995 ( ISBN   1875169571)
  3. Lynch Popular. (St George Call) 24 Oct 1947. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233610714?searchTerm=charlie%20lynch%20coach&searchLimits=l-title=854%7C%7C%7Cl-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
  4. https://www.rabbitohs.com.au (Life Members)
  5. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice - 22 August 1968
Sporting positions
Preceded by Coach
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St George

1947
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Alf Blair
1927
Coach
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South Sydney Rabbitohs

1928−1940
Succeeded by
Jim Tait
1941