William Francis Thorpe (7 January 1894 – 6 January 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bill Thorpe
Personal information
Full name William Francis Thorpe
Date of birth (1894-01-07)7 January 1894
Place of birth West Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 6 January 1953(1953-01-06) (aged 58)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Moorabbin
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1914 Richmond 2 (2)
1918 Fitzroy 5 (3)
Total 7 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thorpe also played with Footscray, Port Melbourne, Northcote, Prahran and Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association.[2]

Notes

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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. 883. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Bill Thorpe". The VFA Project.
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