Charles Ian Burt is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Essendon

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Burt started his career in 1956, with Ballarat Football League

Ballarat Football League

The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...

 club Redan

Redan Football Club

The Redan Football Netball Club competes in the Ballarat Football League. The club, nicknamed the Lions has a history of 58 Premierships including 10 Senior Football Premierships and was named the Victorian Country Football League Most Disciplined Club in 2004 & 2005.Redan players have also won the...

. He made four appearances for Essendon in the 1959 VFL season

1959 VFL season

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, on a permit.

A follower, Burt continued playing for Redan until being appointed captain-coach of Cressy in 1961. He steered Cressy to a premiership on his first attempt and did the same for Newlyn in 1962.

From 1963 to 1965, Burt played for Kyneton

Kyneton Football Club

The Kyneton Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League.They are based in the town of Kyneton, Victoria and have played in the Bendigo Football League since 1932.-Notable players:...

 in the Bendigo Football League

Bendigo Football League

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. He won the league's Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest

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 award in 1964.

He returned to the Ballarat league in 1966 to captain-coach Daylesford

Daylesford Football Club

Daylesford Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, are an Australian rules football team in the Central Highlands Football League. The team was formerly known as the Daylesford Demons and competed for many years in the Ballarat Football League before switching leagues in the early 2000s.Daylesford's...

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