Edward "Eddie" Sholl also known as Ted Sholl, was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (VFL).

Sholl was a foundation player for Melbourne, playing six games in the 1897 inaugural VFL season

1897 VFL season

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1897, the inaugural season of the VFL.-Premiership season:In 1897, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 20 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves" Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of...

, three of which were finals.

He captained Melbourne in 1899 and in the same year represented Victoria in an interstate fixture against South Australia.

A fullback, he kept Gerald Brosnan

Gerald Brosnan

Gerald Brosnan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL. He played as a key position forward and had an accurate left foot kick....

 goal-less in the 1900 VFL Grand Final

1900 VFL Grand Final

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, which Melbourne won.