| Wyn Outen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Cigarette card of Outen in 1907 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Whynam Outen | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 November 1964 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Glen Huntly, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown | ||
| Position(s) | Centre | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1903–05, 1907 | St Kilda | 54 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Charles Whynam "Wyn" Outen (23 May 1880 – 10 November 1964) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The eldest of the six children of Charles George Outen (1856-1929),[2][3] and Bridget Outen, née Cross,[4][5] Charles Whynam Outen was born at Williamstown, Victoria on 23 May 1880.
He married Priscilla Louise Dainton (1884-1968) in 1913.
Outen originally played with Williamstown in the VFA from 1899-1901.[13]
He was cleared from Williamstown to St Kilda on 17 April 1903.[14]
In early 1906 he was given 12 month leave of absence from his employment at the Newport Railway Workshops "to visit Western Australia";[15] and, in June 1906 it was reported that he was "now playing football in West Australia".[16]
By April 1907 he had returned to the Newport Workshops, and was captain of a Workshops team that played against Williamstown in a pre-season practice match.[17] He returned to play for the St Kilda First XVIII in the first match of the 1907 season, against Carlton, at Princes Park, on 27 April 1907.
He was cleared from St KIlda to Williamstown in July 1907.[18] He returned there after his time with the Saints in 1907 to vice-captain and star in the centre in 'Town's 18-point premiership victory that year over West Melbourne, the first flag in Williamstown's history. He captained the team in 1908 & 1909 and finished up with 99 games and 19 goals up until the end of 1909.
He was an excellent cricketer, playing for the Williamstown Cricket Club for a number of years. He represented the "Locomotive Department of Victoria" in an Intercolonial match against the "Locomotive Department of South Australia" in December 1898.[19]
He died on 10 November 1964.[20]
