William Woods (31 August 1890 – c. 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bill Woods | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Woods | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Portarlington, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | c. 1972 (aged 81–82) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Ashby | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | Geelong | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of William Woods, a farmer, and Isabella Woods, née Cornell, William Woods was born at Portarlington, Victoria on 31 August 1890.[2]
He married Linda Barbara "Mardi" Allen (1889-1991) on 21 August 1915.[3] They had one child, a daughter.
Military service edit
He enlisted in the First AIF in 1915, served overseas, sustained a gunshot wound to the head in action in France in 1916, and returned to Australia in 1919.
Death edit
He died at Heidelberg, Victoria in 1972.
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.971.
- ^ Note that the Argus football correspondent, "Old Boy" ([1]), (mistakenly) states that he was the brother of the former Geelong footballer, Ike Woods. This is clearly wrong; they each had entirely different parents.
- ^ Portarlington, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 24 August 1915), p.5.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War One Embarkation Roll: Private William Woods (3654), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- World War One Nominal Roll: Private William Woods (3654), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- World War One Service Record: Private William Woods (3654), National Archives of Australia.
External links edit
- Bill Woods's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Woods at AustralianFootball.com
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