Career
The start of Wearmouth"s career coincided with World World War II and the Rupanyup recruit didn"t play senior football in 1945 because of his commitments with the Royal Australian Air Force. From 1946 to 1952, he was a regular fixture in the Footscray side, usually on a wing. He polled well in the 1951 Brownlow Medal count, finishing second to Charlie Sutton out of the Footscray players and equal 12th overall.
He became captain-coach of Terang, after leaving Footscray.
