Bill Byrne (footballer, born 1896)

William Byrne (14 August 1896 – 19 July 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Bill Byrne
Byrne in 1916
Personal information
Full name William Joseph Byrne
Date of birth (1896-08-14)14 August 1896
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 19 July 1930(1930-07-19) (aged 33)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Brighton[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1917 Fitzroy 10 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1917.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

His brother Charlie Byrne also played with him at Fitzroy.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Stray Says". Sporting Judge. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "Fitzroy V. Carlton". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 14 May 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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