Bill Matthews (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Bill Matthews | ||
Date of birth | 18 May 1876 | ||
Date of death | 22 February 1923 | (aged 46)||
Original team(s) | Ballarat | ||
Position(s) | Defence | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1894, 1896 | St Kilda (VFA) | 30 (1) | |
1897-1902 | St Kilda | 80 (7) | |
Total | 110 (8) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Bill Matthews (18 May 1876 – 22 February 1923) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFA and Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He was the first St Kilda player to reach 100 games for the club.
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 561. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Bill Matthews's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Matthews at AustralianFootball.com