William Joseph Benton (11 March 1906 – 31 August 1979)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for West Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL).
| Bill Benton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bill Benton | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Maldon, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 1979 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Scarborough, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Birchip | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1928–1932 | Richmond | 56 (41) | |
| 1933–1937 | West Perth | 66 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Benton, who came from Birchip, was Richmond's full-back in the 1929 VFL Grand Final against Collingwood.[2] Although he kept Gordon Coventry to two goals, Benton would finish on the losing side.[3] In the 1930 VFL season he played as a forward and kicked 35 goals, seven on them in a win over North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.[3]
Benton went to West Perth after leaving Richmond and was a member of WANFL premiership teams in 1934 and 1935.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Bill Benton - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Bill Benton
- ^ "Premiership Players 1931–2009". WA Football. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013.
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