Edward Henry Shorten (28 April 1898 – 9 July 1949)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Shorten played for North Melbourne while they were in the Victorian Football Association and was a member of the team for their inaugural VFL season in 1925.
[3] In 1926 he played in the opening round, then joined his cousin George Shorten at Essendon.
[4] In 1930 he returned to the VFL as a boundary umpire and officiated in 12 games over two seasons.
This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1898 is a stub.