George Vincent McWilliam (3 February 1878 – 21 May 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| George McWilliam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Vincent McWilliam | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 May 1968 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Eaglehawk | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907–09 | Fitzroy | 18 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Educated at Geelong College, McWilliam was a member of the 1st Football Teams of 1893 and 1894 and the 1st Cricket Team of 1893.[2] He married Eva Marie Moroni in 1900 and became a chemist, initially living in Williamstown. They moved to Eaglehawk around 1903 and George quickly became a leading footballer in the Bendigo district and captain of the Eaglehawk team.[3] In 1907 he was recruited by Fitzroy[4] and played a total of 18 games for them. He later returned to Eaglehawk, playing with them until he left the district in 1915.[5]
McWilliam enlisted to serve in World War I on 23 July 1915, aged 37. He embarked from Melbourne on HMAT A42 Boorara for Egypt on 10 May 1917 and served as a Staff Sergeant with the Australian Camel Brigade Field Ambulance.[6]
After his return to Australia he worked and lived in Ascot Vale for many years until his death in 1968.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 601. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Heritage Guide to The Geelong College: George McWILLIAM". The Geelong College.
- ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". The Bendigo Independent. No. 10, 949. Victoria, Australia. 1 July 1905. p. 6.
- ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". The Australasian. Vol. LXXXII, no. 2, 149. Victoria, Australia. 8 June 1907. p. 26.
- ^ "SPORTSMAN LEAVES BOROUGH". The Bendigo Independent. No. 13, 775. Victoria, Australia. 13 March 1915. p. 5.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
edit- George McWilliam's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- George McWilliam at AustralianFootball.com
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