Bill Mountford
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| Full name | William Frederick Mountford[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Blackball, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Frederick Mountford (fl.) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Blackball on the West Coast of the South Island, Mountford was one of ten children. Five of them, including Bill, went on to play for the South Island.[3] This included Ken, who like Bill also represented New Zealand, and Cecil, who played for Wigan and later coached New Zealand.[citation needed]
Mountford played in one test match for New Zealand, in 1946 against the touring Great Britain Lions.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ - Home". Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "William Mountford - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Cec Mountford: Rugby league stand-off who led Wigan to glory then". 22 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2016.