Bill Byrne (footballer, born 1896)

For other people with the same name, see William Byrne.
Bill Byrne
Personal information
Full name William Byrne
Date of birth (1896-08-14)14 August 1896
Date of death 19 July 1930(1930-07-19) (aged 33)
Original team(s) Brighton[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1917 Fitzroy 10 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1917.

William 'Bill' Byrne (14 August 1896 – 19 July 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

His brother Charlie Byrne also played with him at Fitzroy.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Stray Says.". Sporting Judge. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ↑ "Fitzroy V. Carlton.". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 14 May 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

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