Bill Twomey Sr.

Bill Twomey Sr.
Twomey during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	William Patrick Twomey
Date of birth	14 May 1899
Place of birth	Heidelberg, Victoria
Date of death	25 March 1977(1977-03-25) (aged 77)
Place of death	Balwyn, Victoria
Original team(s)	Heidelberg
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1918–1922	Collingwood	54 (5)
1933–1934	Hawthorn	10 (0)
Total		64 (5)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1933–1934	Hawthorn	32 (5–27–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Career highlights
Collingwood premiership side 1919
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Patrick Twomey Sr. (14 May 1899 - 25 March 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Michael Twomey and Annie Twomey, née Carey, William Patrick Twomey was born in Heidelberg, Victoria on 14 May 1899.

He married Rose Ellen Lovett (1893-1984) in 1926.

He died in Balwyn, Victoria on 25 March 1977.

Three of his four sons Mick, Pat, and Bill, and his grandson, David Twomey – the son of his fourth son, Peter – all played league football with Collingwood.

Football

Twomey possessed exceptional pace and was thus used mainly as a wingman although he also played occasionally as a centreman and half back. In five seasons with Collingwood he played 54 games, including their 1919 premiership as well as in three losing grand finals. He represented Victoria in an interstate match against South Australia in 1921.

After leaving Collingwood at the end of the 1922 season to concentrate on an athletics career, Twomey had success as a sprinter winning the 1924 Stawell Gift. He later turned to football, joining Hawthorn in 1933 as captain-coach. Hawthorn finished in 11th position for both of his seasons in charge, the latter in a non-playing capacity although he did appear in one match that year.

He was also briefly a boundary umpire, officiating in three league games.

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

External links

• Bill Twomey Sr.'s playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Coaching record at AFL Tables
• Profile at Collingwood Forever
• Boyles Football Photos: Bill Twomey b1899.