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Billy Stewart (Australian footballer)

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Billy Stewart
Personal information
Full name William Alexander Stewart
Date of birth (1884-08-03)3 August 1884
Place of birth Shelbourne, Victoria
Date of death 16 April 1968(1968-04-16) (aged 83)
Place of death Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s) Kerang
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Defence
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1905–09 St Kilda 46 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Alexander Stewart (3 August 1884 – 16 April 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Stewart also played for the Victorian team at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival, replacing an injured player. He played his last VFL game in a victory against Geelong, before transferring to Prahran in the Victorian Football Association. He would later also play for North Ballarat. Serving for Australia in World War I, he spent time as a Prisoner of war in Germany.

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 852. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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